Get rich Refer to Exercise 63.

(a) Find P(“a good chance” | female).

(b) Find P(“a good chance”).

(c) Use your answers to (a) and (b) to determine whether the events “a good chance” and “female” are

independent. Explain your reasoning.

Short Answer

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Part (a) P (a good chance Female) =0.2813

Part (b) P ( a good chance) =0.2944

Part (c) Yes, independent.

Step by step solution

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Part (a) Step 1. Given Information

In a recent year, the members of the United States Senate were described thus, according to the two-way table:

Consider the following events: D is a democrat, and F is a woman.

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Part (a) Step 2. Concept Used

The number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes equals probability. As a result, the following is a definition of condition probability: P(A|B)=P(AandB)P(B)

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Part (a) Step 3. Calculation

The person in issue is female, according to the inquiry. Now we must calculate the likelihood that the result for "a good chance" is correct.

Therefore,

P(agoodchanceandFemale)=favorableoutcomespossibleoutcomes=6634826

P(Female)=favorableoutcomespossibleoutcomes=23574826

As a result, the conditional probability is:

P(agoodchanceFemale)=P(agoodchanceandFemale)P(Male)P(agoodchanceFemale)=66323570.2813

As a result, the likelihood that the result for "a good chance" is

P(agoodchance/Female)=0.2813

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Part (b) Step 1. Calculation

The goal is to determine the probability that the result for "a good chance" is correct. Therefore, P(agoodchance)=favorableoutcomespossibleoutcomesP(agoodchance)=14214826P(agoodchance)0.2944

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Part (c) Step 1. Calculation 

part (a) and part (b) , P(agoodchance/Female)=66323570.2813

P(agoodchance)=142148260.2944

They should have the same probability, hence they are independent.

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