In a survey of 169 people, the following data were obtained relating gender to color-blindness:   Color-Blind (C) Not Color - Blind \overline C Total Male (M) 63 48 111 Female (F) 21 37 58 Total 84 85 169A person is randomly selected. What is the probability that the person is: a) Male?  11/69   b) Male and Color-blind?  63/169   c) Male given that the person is Color-blind?  63/111

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In a survey of 169 people, the following data were obtained relating gender to color-blindness:

 

Color-Blind (C) Not Color - Blind \overline C Total

Male (M) 63 48 111

Female (F) 21 37 58

Total 84 85 169A person is randomly selected. What is the probability that the person is:

a) Male? 

11/69

 

b) Male and Color-blind? 

63/169

 

c) Male given that the person is Color-blind? 

63/111

 

d) Color-blind given that the person is Male? 

63/84

 

e) Female given that the person is not Color-blind? 

37/58

 

f) Are the events Male and Color blind independent? 

no

 

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