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Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134506593
Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3.6, Problem 3.5AE
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- a. The probability of 6 given the outcome is 5 or 6
- b. The probability of 6 given the outcome is even
- c. The probability of 4 or 6 given the outcome is even
- d. The probability of 4 or 6 given the outcome is odd
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