In the 2012 presidential election, exit polls from the critical state of Ohio provided the follow results: Obama Romney No college degree (60%) 52% 45% College graduate (40%) 47% 51% If a randoomly selected respondent voted for Obama what is the probability that tbe person

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In the 2012 presidential election, exit polls from the critical state of Ohio provided the following
results:
Obama
Romney
No college degree (60%)
52%
45%
College graduate (40%)
47%
51%
If a randomly selected respondent voted for Obama, what is the probability that the person has
a college degree?
Let O and C denote the respondents for Obama and the respondents with college degrees,
respectively.
O a. None among the choices
O b. P(C) = 0.40
O c. P(O|C) = 0.47
O d. P(CJO) = 0.376
Transcribed Image Text:In the 2012 presidential election, exit polls from the critical state of Ohio provided the following results: Obama Romney No college degree (60%) 52% 45% College graduate (40%) 47% 51% If a randomly selected respondent voted for Obama, what is the probability that the person has a college degree? Let O and C denote the respondents for Obama and the respondents with college degrees, respectively. O a. None among the choices O b. P(C) = 0.40 O c. P(O|C) = 0.47 O d. P(CJO) = 0.376
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