The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 13 - General Rules of Probability - Check Your Skills - Page 320: 13.24

Answer

Let P(W) = We chose a woman = 0.52 Let P(N) = Person chosen never married = 0.25 Then, P(W∩N) = A women is chosen who never married = 0.11 P(WUN) = A woman is chosen or a person is chosen who never married or both P(WUN) = P(W) + P(N) - P(W∩N) = 0.52 + 0.25 - 0.11 = 0.66

Work Step by Step

Let P(W) = We chose a woman = 0.52 Let P(N) = Person chosen never married = 0.25 Then, P(W∩N) = A women is chosen who never married = 0.11 P(WUN) = A woman is chosen or a person is chosen who never married or both P(WUN) = P(W) + P(N) - P(W∩N) = 0.52 + 0.25 - 0.11 = 0.66
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