The following table shows a recent study on the relationship between gender and preference for fried food: Likes Fried Food Does Not Like Fried Food TOTALS Male 220 180 400 Female 80 90 170 TOTALS 300 270 570 If a person is randomly selected and if that person is male what is the probability that he likes fried food and Evaluate whether gender and preference for fried food are independent in this case.
Correlation
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Linear Correlation
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The following table shows a recent study on the relationship between gender and preference for fried food:
|
|
Likes Fried Food |
Does Not Like Fried Food |
TOTALS |
|
Male |
220 |
180 |
400 |
|
Female |
80 |
90 |
170 |
|
TOTALS |
300 |
270 |
570 |
If a person is randomly selected and if that person is male what is the
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