The following table provides the joint probability distribution for the 98th Congress by political party.                                                                                                                                         Reps C1 Senators C2 TOTAL         __________________ Democrats P1 0.500 0.084 Republicans P2 0.313 0.103   TOTAL

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The following table provides the joint probability distribution for the 98th Congress by political party.
                                                                                                                                     

 

Reps

C1

Senators

C2

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

__________________

Democrats

P1

0.500

0.084

Republicans

P2

0.313

0.103

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

  1. Determine    P(P1)    ___________        P(C2) _____________    P( P1 & C2)  ____________

  2. Using your information from a), are P1 and C2 independent?    ____________
    Explain your answer _____________________________________________________________________________
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