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The following is a two-way classification of 500 students based on gender: Male (M) or Female (F); and their student status: New (N), Continuing (C) or Re-entering (R). N C R Total M 60 170 70 300 F 40 110 50 200 Total 100 280 120 500 (a) Find the prob. that a r/s student is new. (b) Find the conditional prob. that a r/s student is new given that he is a male. (c) Are the two events “a r/s student is new” and “a r/s student is a male” independent? Why or why not

The following is a two-way classification of 500 students based on gender: Male (M) or Female (F); and their student status: New (N), Continuing (C) or Re-entering (R). N C R Total M 60 170 70 300 F 40 110 50 200 Total 100 280 120 500 (a) Find the prob. that a r/s student is new. (b) Find the conditional prob. that a r/s student is new given that he is a male. (c) Are the two events “a r/s student is new” and “a r/s student is a male” independent? Why or why not

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The following is a two-way classification of 500 students based on gender: Male (M) or Female (F); and their student status: New (N), Continuing (C) or Re-entering (R). N C R Total M 60 170 70 300 F 40 110 50 200 Total 100 280 120 500 (a) Find the prob. that a r/s student is new. (b) Find the conditional prob. that a r/s student is new given that he is a male. (c) Are the two events “a r/s student is new” and “a r/s student is a male” independent? Why or why not? 

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