A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Problem #5 - Smoking
Researchers asked 5,375 high school students about their own smoking and that of their parents. The data
are summarized in the two-way table below:
Student
Smoking
Student Does
Not Smoke
Student
Smokes
Parents' Smoking
Parents Do
Not Smoke
1168
188
Parents
Smoke
3203
816
A.
B.
If you are randomly selecting from the students whose parents do not smoke, what is the probability
you choose a student who does not smoke?
What is the probability that when randomly selecting from all students in the sample you choose a
student who does not smoke?
C.
If you are randomly selecting from the students who do not smoke, what is the probability you
choose a student whose parents do not smoke?
D.
Based on your previous answers, are the events "Student Does Not Smoke" and "Parent Do Not
Smoke" statistically independent for this data? EXPLAIN.
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem #5 - Smoking Researchers asked 5,375 high school students about their own smoking and that of their parents. The data are summarized in the two-way table below: Student Smoking Student Does Not Smoke Student Smokes Parents' Smoking Parents Do Not Smoke 1168 188 Parents Smoke 3203 816 A. B. If you are randomly selecting from the students whose parents do not smoke, what is the probability you choose a student who does not smoke? What is the probability that when randomly selecting from all students in the sample you choose a student who does not smoke? C. If you are randomly selecting from the students who do not smoke, what is the probability you choose a student whose parents do not smoke? D. Based on your previous answers, are the events "Student Does Not Smoke" and "Parent Do Not Smoke" statistically independent for this data? EXPLAIN.
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