Based on the table, what is the probability of being a Female?

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Based on the table, what is the probability of being a Female?

 

An owner of a hiking apparel and equipment store is desirous to understand potential customers'
preferences in hiking. The owner has gathered data by asking individuals what their favorite location
is to go hiking. The owner created a contingency table of the joint (intersection) probabilities to
display the findings (for example the probability of being Female and choosing The Coastline is 0.18,
the probability of being Male and choosing On Mountain Peaks is 0.16, and so on).
Female
Male
The Coastline
0.18
0.20
Near Lakes/Streams
0.19
0.16
On Mountain Peaks
0.11
0.16
Transcribed Image Text:An owner of a hiking apparel and equipment store is desirous to understand potential customers' preferences in hiking. The owner has gathered data by asking individuals what their favorite location is to go hiking. The owner created a contingency table of the joint (intersection) probabilities to display the findings (for example the probability of being Female and choosing The Coastline is 0.18, the probability of being Male and choosing On Mountain Peaks is 0.16, and so on). Female Male The Coastline 0.18 0.20 Near Lakes/Streams 0.19 0.16 On Mountain Peaks 0.11 0.16
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