2.126 During bad economic times, industrial workers are dismissed and are often replaced by machines. The history of 100 workers whose loss of employment is at- tributable to technological advances is reviewed. For each of these individuals, it is determined if he or she was given an alternative job within the same company, found a job with another company in the same field, found a job in a new field, or has been unemployed for 1 year. In addition, the union status of each worker is recorded. The following table summarizes the results. Union Nonunion 40 Same Company New Company (same field) New Field 15 13 10 11 4 2 Unemployed (a) If the selected worker found a job with a new com- pany in the same field, what is the probability that the worker is a union member? (b) If the worker is a union member, what is the prob- ability that the worker has been unemployed for a
2.126 During bad economic times, industrial workers are dismissed and are often replaced by machines. The history of 100 workers whose loss of employment is at- tributable to technological advances is reviewed. For each of these individuals, it is determined if he or she was given an alternative job within the same company, found a job with another company in the same field, found a job in a new field, or has been unemployed for 1 year. In addition, the union status of each worker is recorded. The following table summarizes the results. Union Nonunion 40 Same Company New Company (same field) New Field 15 13 10 11 4 2 Unemployed (a) If the selected worker found a job with a new com- pany in the same field, what is the probability that the worker is a union member? (b) If the worker is a union member, what is the prob- ability that the worker has been unemployed for a
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Transcribed Image Text:2.126 During bad economic times, industrial workers
are dismissed and are often replaced by machines. The
history of 100 workers whose loss of employment is at-
tributable to technological advances is reviewed. For
each of these individuals, it is determined if he or she
was given an alternative job within the same company,
found a job with another company in the same field,
found a job in a new field, or has been unemployed for
1 year. In addition, the union status of each worker is
recorded. The following table summarizes the results.
Union Nonunion
Same Company
New Company (same field)
New Field
40
13
15
10
4
11
5
Unemployed
(a) If the selected worker found a job with a new com-
pany in the same field, what is the probability that
the worker is a union member?
(b) If the worker is a union member, what is the prob-
ability that the worker has been unemployed for a
year?
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