Naturalization. The U.S Bureau of citizenship and Immigration services collects and reports information about naturalized persons in Statistical Yearbook. Following is an age distribution for persons naturalized during one year.

Suppose that one of these naturalized person is selected at random.

Part (a) Without using the general addition rule, determine the probability that the age of the person obtained is either between 30 and 64. inclusive or at least 50.

Part (b) Find the probability in part (a), using the general rule.

Part (c) Which method did you find easier?

AgeFrequencyAgefrequency
18 - 195,95845 - 4942,820
20 - 2450,90550 - 5432,574
25 -2958,82955 - 5925,534
30 - 3464,73560 - 6418,767
35 - 3969,84465 - 7425,528
40 - 4457,83475 & over9,872

Short Answer

Expert verified

Part (a) P(E)0.75

Part (b) P(E1orE2)=347508463200

Part (c) The first method part is easier.

Step by step solution

01

Part (a) Step 1. Given information.

The following table shows the age distribution of naturalised citizens over the course of a year:

AgeFrequencyAgefrequency
18 - 195,95845 - 4942,820
20 - 2450,90550 - 5432,574
25 -2958,82955 - 5925,534
30 - 3464,73560 - 6418,767
35 - 3969,84465 - 7425,528
40 - 4457,83475 & over9,872
02

Part (a) Step 2. To determine the likelihood that the person's age is either between 30 and 64 inclusive, or at least 50.

Let E represent the possibility that the individual acquired is between the ages of 30 and 64, inclusive, or at least 50.

The total number of outcomes was 4,63,200.

In the case of a group of people older than 30,

The number of favourable results = 347508

P(E)=347508463200P(E)0.75

03

Part (b) Step 1. Using the general addition rule, find the probability in component (a).

Let be the case where the individual's age is between 30 - 64

is the case where the individual's is at least 50.
E1=64,735+69,844+57,834,+42,820+32,574,+25,534+18,767=312,108E2=32,574+25,534+18,767+25,528+9872=112,275(E1E2)=32,574+25,534+18,767=76,875P(E1)=312108463200P(E2)=112275463200P(E1E2)=76875463200

Now, using general addition rule:

P(E1orE2)=P(E1)+P(E2)-P(E1E2)P(E1orE2)=347508463200

04

Part (c) Step 1. To determine which way is the most convenient.

The first method is simpler since it requires less computation

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with Vaia!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

For each of the following probability histograms of binomial distributions, specify whether the success probability is less than, equal to, or greater than 0.5. Explain your answers.

What does the probability distribution of a discrete random variable tell you?

For each of the following probability histograms of binomial distributions, specify whether the success probability is less than, equal to, or greater than 0.5. Explain your answers.

In Exercises 5.16-5.26, express your probability answers as a decimal rounded to three places.

Preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a medical condition characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine of a pregnant woman. It is a serious condition that can be life-threatening to the mother and child. In the article "Women's Experiences Preeclampsia: Australian Action on Preeclampsia Survey of Wom and Their Confidants" (Journal of Pregnancy,Vol. 2011, Issue 1, Article ID 375653), C. East et al. examined the experiences of 68 women with preeclampsia. The following table provides a frequency distribution of instances of prenatal or infant death for infants of women with preeclampsia.

Suppose that one of these women with preeclampsia is randomly selected. Find the probability that the child of the woman selected

(a) died.

(b). died one week to six months after birth.

(c). lived at least six weeks.

Answer true or false to the following statement and justify your answer. If event A and event B are mutually exclusive, neither are events A,B and C for every event C.

See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Math Textbooks

View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.

Sign-up for free