Isabel Briggs Myers was a pioneer in the study of personality types. The personality types are broadly defined according to four main preferences. Do married couples choose similar or different personality types in their mates? The following data give an indication.Similarities and Differences in a Random Sample of 375 Married CouplesNumber of Similar Preferences Number of Married CouplesAll four28Three130Two121One61 (a) Use the data to estimate the probability that they will have 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 personality preferences in common. (For each answer, enter a number. Enter your answers to 2 decimal places.) (b) Do the probabilities add up to 1? Why should they?What is the sample space in this problem?

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Chapter12: Probability

Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem

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Number of Similar Preferences	Number of Married Couples
All four	28
Three	130
Two	121
One	61

(a)

Use the data to estimate the probability that they will have 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 personality preferences in common. (For each answer, enter a number. Enter your answers to 2 decimal places.)

(b)

Do the probabilities add up to 1? Why should they?

What is the sample space in this problem?

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