A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
In a newspaper poll concerning violence on television, 603 people were asked, "What is your opinion of the amount of violence on prime-time television — is there too much violence on television?"
Yes | No | Don't Know | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men | 163 | 99 | 24 | 286 |
Women | 254 | 45 | 18 | 317 |
Total | 417 | 144 | 42 | 603 |
Use the data in the table above to find the following probabilities, where Y is the
(a) p(Y ' | M)
(b) p(Y | M')
(c) p(Y ' | M')
(d) Which event, Y ' | M, Y | M', or Y ' | M', is the complement of the event Y | M ?
(b) p(Y | M')
(c) p(Y ' | M')
(d) Which event, Y ' | M, Y | M', or Y ' | M', is the complement of the event Y | M ?
Y ' | M' Y | M' Y ' | M
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 with 1 images
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- Sixty percent of clowns aren’t funny. If you randomly encounter three different clowns, what is the probability that none of them are funny?arrow_forwardA survey conducted on students of XYZ University reported the number of male and female students and their majors. The data obtained are given in the following table. Science Politics Total Men 109 13 122 Women 10 23 33 Total 119 36 155 a. What is the probability that a student majors in Science?b. What is the probability that a student majoring in Science of or being a male?c. What is the probability that a student majoring in Sciences and is given that he is a man?arrow_forwardabove are listed the numbers of engineers in various fields by gender at a company. if you choose one engineer at random, what is P(biomedical|Female) which is read "the probability that the engineer is biomedical given that the engineer is female." Mechanical Electrical Biomedical Female 7 5 6 Male 2 3 7arrow_forward
- The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health interviewed several thousand teens (grades 7 to 12). One question asked was “What do you think are the chances you will be married in the next 10 years?” Here is a two-way table of the responses by gender: Opinion Female Male Almost no chance 120 94 Some chance but probably not 156 178 A 50-50 chance 427 498 A good chance 750 700 Almost certain 1176 770 How many individuals are described in this table? How many females were among the respondents? The percent of females among the respondents was about %. Your percent from the previous exercise is part of the marginal distribution of opinion about marriage. the conditional distribution of sex among adolescents with a given opinion. the marginal distribution of sex. What percent of females thought that they were almost certain to be married in the next 10 years?% Your percent from the previous exercise is part of the conditional distribution of sex among…arrow_forwardReview the definitions and examples of probability of events and their complementary events. A survey of 451 Salinas residents showed 389 voted in a recent election. When making a selection from the 451 surveyed, what is the probability the person voted in a recent election? When making a selection from the 451 surveyed, what is the probability the person did not vote in a recent election?arrow_forwardhello experts, please help :Darrow_forward
- Name the method of estimating probabilities based on experience or institution.arrow_forwardQuestion: A survey is conducted among 70 people. Details about if theyhave diabetes and their family history of diabetes are collected. 48 people reported that they have a family history of diabetes. 32 of them reported to have diabetes among which 23 of them had a family history of diabetes. Construct a contingency table with this information. What is the probability that an individual has diabetes given that the individual had a family history of diabetes?arrow_forwardMrs. Bukovac compiled the following table to compare the hand dominance of 200 Cleveland Heights High School students and what methods they prefer using to communicate with their friends. Communication method Cell phone/text In person Online 34 166 200 Total Hand Left-handed 12 13 domin ance Right-handed 43 72 51 Total 55 85 60 (a) If you choose a student at random, what is the probability they are left-handed, given that they communicate in person? (b) If you choose a student at random, are the events "left-handed" and "communicates by text" independent, based on the data above? Explain how you know.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
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