Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
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ISBN: 9780134685113
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, David F. Stephan, Kathryn Szabat
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Chapter 4, Problem 25PS
A survey of 1,520 Americans adults asked “Do you feel overloaded with too much information? The result indicated that 785 males, 134 answered yes. Of 735 females, 170 answered yes.
a. Suppose that the respondent chosen is female. What is the
b. Suppose that the respondent chosen does indicate that he/she feels overloaded with too much information. What is the probability that the individual is a male?
c. Are overload with too much information and the gender of the individual independent? Explain.
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