Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 293: 19c

Answer

Male, because $P(male~|~driver)\gt P(female~|~driver)$.

Work Step by Step

N(driver) = 44,729, N(female and driver) = 11,856 and N(male and driver) = 32,873. Using the Conditional Probability Rule (see page 288): $P(male~|~driver)=\frac{N(male~and~driver)}{N(driver)}=\frac{32,873}{44,729}\approx0.735$ $P(female~|~driver)=\frac{N(female~and~driver)}{N(driver)}=\frac{11,856}{44,729}\approx0.265$ $P(male~|~driver)\gt P(female~|~driver)$
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