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
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
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