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ISBN: 9781259218859

Author: David Sobecki Professor, Brian A. Mercer

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Compound probability can be defined as the probability of the two events which are independent. It can be defined as the multiplication of the probability of two events that are not dependent.

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Chapter 2.1, Problem 7C

In many cases, you can use the results of existing surveys to compute empirical probabilities, eliminating the need to do an entire experiment on your own. Here’s an interesting (or frightening, maybe) example: Jockey International surveyed 1,001 men to find the age of their oldest pair of underwear. The results are summarized in the table.

Age of oldest pair	Number of men
Less than 1 year	170
1-4 years	591
5-9 years	150
10-19 years	70
20 or more years	20

Chapter 2.1, Problem 7C, In many cases, you can use the results of existing surveys to compute empirical probabilities,

What’s the percent chance that a randomly chosen man has had a pair of underwear for over a decade?

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