(a) Polling agencies won't call cell phone numbers because customers object to paying for such calls. What proportion of U.S. households can be reached by a landline call? (b) Are having a cell phone and having a landline independent?

(a) Polling agencies won't call cell phone numbers because customers object to paying for such calls. What proportion of U.S. households can be reached by a landline call? (b) Are having a cell phone and having a landline independent?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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