Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Review - Case Study - The Case of the Body in the Bag - Page 319: 10

Answer

$P(both~same~sex)=\frac{4886}{7285}\approx0.6707$

Work Step by Step

The sample space: $4710+490+89+1735+150+24+50+11+26=7285$ cases. That is: $N(S)=7285$ Now: $N(both~male)=4710$ $N(both~female)=150$ $N(both~Unknown~sex)=26$ $P(both~same~sex)=P(both~male~or~both~female~or~both~Unknown~sex)=P(both~male)+P(both~female)+P(both~Unknown~sex)=\frac{N(both~male)}{N(S)}+\frac{N(both~female)}{N(S)}+\frac{N(both~Unknown~sex)}{N(S)}=\frac{4710}{7285}+\frac{150}{7285}+\frac{26}{7285}=\frac{4886}{7285}\approx0.6707$
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