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Publishing The following table shows the results of a survey of 400 authors by a publishing company. New Authors Established Authors Total Successful 16 104 120 Unsuccessful 76 204 280 Total 92 308 400 Compute the relative frequency of the given event if an author as specified is chosen at random. A new author is unsuccessful. 33

Publishing The following table shows the results of a survey of 400 authors by a publishing company. New Authors Established Authors Total Successful 16 104 120 Unsuccessful 76 204 280 Total 92 308 400 Compute the relative frequency of the given event if an author as specified is chosen at random. A new author is unsuccessful. 33

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**Publishing Survey Results** The following table presents the findings from a survey conducted by a publishing company involving 400 authors. The results are categorized based on the success of the authors and whether they are new or established. | | New Authors | Established Authors | Total | |---------------------------|-------------|---------------------|-------| | **Successful** | 16 | 104 | 120 | | **Unsuccessful** | 76 | 204 | 280 | | **Total** | 92 | 308 | 400 | Compute the relative frequency of the given event if an author, as specified, is chosen at random. **Event:** A new author is unsuccessful. An attempt was made to calculate this probability, resulting in an answer of 0.33, which was incorrect.
Transcribed Image Text:**Publishing Survey Results** The following table presents the findings from a survey conducted by a publishing company involving 400 authors. The results are categorized based on the success of the authors and whether they are new or established. | | New Authors | Established Authors | Total | |---------------------------|-------------|---------------------|-------| | **Successful** | 16 | 104 | 120 | | **Unsuccessful** | 76 | 204 | 280 | | **Total** | 92 | 308 | 400 | Compute the relative frequency of the given event if an author, as specified, is chosen at random. **Event:** A new author is unsuccessful. An attempt was made to calculate this probability, resulting in an answer of 0.33, which was incorrect.
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