A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
A group of voters were asked about their political affiliation and their method of voting. The results are shown in the table below.
At the Polls | Absentee | Did Not Vote | Total | |
Republican | 72 | 51 | 67 | 190 |
Democrat | 100 | 42 | 90 | 232 |
Total | 172 | 93 | 157 | 422 |
Answer the following and present your answer as a decimal number rounded to two decimal places. If a randomly selected voter is chosen then
A. P(Republican) =
B. P(Did Not Vote) =
C. P(Democrat AND At the Polls) =
D. P(Democrat OR Absentee) =
Expert Solution
This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
This is a popular solution
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Step by stepSolved in 2 steps
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, probability and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- The table below shows the results of a survey that asked 1069 adults from a certain country if they favored or opposed a tax to fund education. A person is selected at random. Complete parts (a) through (c). Unsure Total 4 Support 157 Oppose 330 Males 12 499 Females 240 302 28 570 Total 397 632 40 1069 P(supports the tax or is male) = 0.691 (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) (c) Find the probability that the person is not unsure or is female. P(is not unsure or is female) = (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)arrow_forwardDr. A. Ventura is interested in determining what kinds and how many pets people own in Bakersfield. He stands outside Petco and asks people what kind of pet they own. This is the result of his survey: dog=1; cat=2; bird=3; reptile=4; fish=5; other=6 1,1,2,2,2,1,1,3,2,3,1,1,1,2,2,4,4,2,2,1,1,1,5,4,3,4,1,1,1,2,2,6,1,1,2,2,1,2,1,2,6,3,4,5arrow_forwardTo determine if people's preference in dogs had changed in the recent years, organizers of a local dog show asked people who attended the show to indicate which breed was their favorite. This information was compiled by dog breed and gender of the people who responded. The table summarizes the responses. Female Male Total 73 59 132 49 47 96 Yorkshire Terrier Dachshund Golden Retriever Labrador Dalmatian 58 33 91 37 41 78 45 28 73 86 67 153 Other breeds Total 348 275 623 Does a person's gender appear to be independent of what dog breed they like most? Explain your answer. @ 2 W S X a BIUA-A-LEEE 12pt # 3 e d C C $ 4 r f V % 5 t 9 A 6 b y h & 7 n O u * 8 m O k Paragraph Y ( 9 ✓ O alt 1 ) O P 4 ctrl fr ? 1 D Next } U 1 ( backsarrow_forward
- by which criteria?arrow_forwardIf there are 11 people in the first sample and 10 people in the second sample, the degrees of freedom for the first sample is type your answer... and type your answer... for the second sample.arrow_forwarda) select one Drama Comedy News Documentary Sports Otherarrow_forward
- Suppose you are the president of the student government. You wish to conduct a survey to determine the student body's opinion regarding student services. The administration provides you with a list of the names and phone numbers of thE 731 registered students. Obtain this sample using the portion of the random number table provided in the problem statement. Start with the first column of the first row and work down each column. Type the numbers corresponding to the students chosen. enter your response here (Use a comma to separate answers as needed.) random number table 90279, 9589802995, 4831398541, 7094488592, 7953872868, 2655418909, 2433671255, 7867063390, 9301465701, 1124677814, 33522arrow_forwardA survey of 400 college seniors resulted in the following crosstabulation regarding their undergraduate major and whether or not they plan to go to graduate school. Undergraduate Major Graduate School Business Engineering Other Total Yes 33 43 61 137 No 90 105 68 263 Total 123 148 129 400 What percentage of the students' undergraduate major is Engineering? a. 65.75% b. 520% c. 152% d. 37%arrow_forwardIn a survey of college students, it was found that 72 owned a tablet 99 owned a laptop 87 owned a gaming system 45 owned a tablet and a laptop 50 owned a tablet and a gaming system 55 owned a laptop and a gaming system 30 owned all three 5 owned none of these Find the number of students that were surveyed. The number is ???arrow_forward
- Jessica Johnson is running for mayor of a small city in Florida. She needs at least 51% of the votes to win. Her campaign wanted to predict whether or not she’s going to win. She hires five people to ask 100 randomly selected voters if they will vote for her. The results are shown in the table. Should Jessica predict that she will win? Poll Number Yes Votes 1 51 2 68 3 58 4 43 5 65 Jessica should predict that she will ["", ""] because ["", "", ""]arrow_forwardThe nonprofit group Public Agenda conducted telephone interviews with three randomly selected groups of parents of high-school children. There were 202 black parents, 202 Hispanic parents, and 201 white parents. The sample survey asked the parents to respond to the statement, "A college education has become as important as a high school diploma used to be." Here are the counts of responses: Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree TOTAL Black parents 154 27 11 10 202 Hispanic White parents 144 37 13 8 202 parents 125 50 18 8 201 Write a brief report on the similarities or differences among the three groups of parents in their attitudes towards the importance of a college education. Include a graph or graphs and a test of significance.arrow_forwardfreshmen business students at a local university produced the results listed below. How many students took history and science, but not music? 2525 took history;2222 took science;2323 took music;1919 took history but not science;1010 took science and music;1212 took history and music;44 took all threearrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)ProbabilityISBN:9780134753119Author:Sheldon RossPublisher:PEARSON
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
Probability
ISBN:9780134753119
Author:Sheldon Ross
Publisher:PEARSON