1) Below are the counts (in thousands) of earned degrees in the United States in a recent year, classified by level and by the sex of the degree recipient. Bachelor's Master's Professional Doctorate Total Female 600 220 40 15 875 Male 530 180 45 25 780 Total 1130 400 85 40 1655 If one person is selected at random, find the following probabilities. a. Probability of a female. b. Probability of having a master's degree. C. Probability of a female and a doctorate. d. Probability of master's or professional. e. Probability of bachelor's or male. f. Probability of male or female. g. Probability of female given she has a doctorate h. Probability of master's given he is male. i. Are the events “choose a male" or "choose a doctorate degree recipient" mutually exclusive?

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1) Below are the counts (in thousands) of earned degrees in the United States in a recent year,
classified by level and by the sex of the degree recipient.
Bachelor's
Master's
Professional
Doctorate
Total
Female
600
220
40
15
875
Male
530
180
45
25
780
Total
1130
400
85
40
1655
If one person is selected at random, find the following probabilities.
a. Probability of a female.
b. Probability of having a master's degree.
c. Probability of a female and a doctorate.
d. Probability of master's or professional.
e. Probability of bachelor's or male.
f. Probability of male or female.
g.
Probability of female given she has a doctorate
h. Probability of master's given he is male.
i.
Are the events "choose a male" or "choose a doctorate degree recipient" mutually exclusive?
Transcribed Image Text:1) Below are the counts (in thousands) of earned degrees in the United States in a recent year, classified by level and by the sex of the degree recipient. Bachelor's Master's Professional Doctorate Total Female 600 220 40 15 875 Male 530 180 45 25 780 Total 1130 400 85 40 1655 If one person is selected at random, find the following probabilities. a. Probability of a female. b. Probability of having a master's degree. c. Probability of a female and a doctorate. d. Probability of master's or professional. e. Probability of bachelor's or male. f. Probability of male or female. g. Probability of female given she has a doctorate h. Probability of master's given he is male. i. Are the events "choose a male" or "choose a doctorate degree recipient" mutually exclusive?
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