In a very small town, the mayor was considering reinstating capital punishment. A local TV station was interested in residents’ views on capital punishment and took a random sample of 100 persons and asked if they were in favour or against capital punishment. The following table gives the two-way classification of their responses.               Favours CapitalPunishment               Opposes capital punishment Male            34                                                  26 Female         24                                                  16 If an individual is selected at random: a. What is the probability that he/she favours capital punishment?  b. What is the probability that the individual favours capital punishment given that he is male?  c. Are the events “favours capital punishment” and “male” independent? Why or why not

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In a very small town, the mayor was considering reinstating capital punishment. A local
TV station was interested in residents’ views on capital punishment and took a random
sample of 100 persons and asked if they were in favour or against capital punishment.
The following table gives the two-way classification of their responses.


              Favours CapitalPunishment               Opposes capital punishment

Male            34                                                  26
Female         24                                                  16

If an individual is selected at random:
a. What is the probability that he/she favours capital punishment? 
b. What is the probability that the individual favours capital punishment given that he is
male? 
c. Are the events “favours capital punishment” and “male” independent? Why or why not

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