Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 293: 20c

Answer

No, there is no day in which a fatality is more likely to be male.

Work Step by Step

N(Sunday) = 12,547 and N(male and Sunday) = 8,222 N(Monday) = 9,154 and N(male and Monday) = 6,046 N(Tuesday) = 8,792 and N(male and Tuesday) = 5,716 N(Wednesday) = 8,793 and N(male and Wednesday) = 5,782 N(Thursday) = 9,617 and N(male and Thursday) = 6,315 N(Friday) = 12,045 and N(male and Friday) = 7,932 N(Saturday) = 14,382 and N(male and Saturday) = 9,558 Using the Conditional Probability Rule (see page 288): $P(male~|~Sunday)=\frac{N(male~and~Sunday)}{N(Sunday)}=\frac{8,222}{12,547}\approx0.655$ $P(male~|~Monday)=\frac{N(male~and~Monday)}{N(Monday)}=\frac{6,046}{9,154}\approx0.660$ $P(male~|~Tuesday)=\frac{N(male~and~Tuesday)}{N(Tuesday)}=\frac{5,716}{8,792}\approx0.650$ $P(male~|~Wednesday)=\frac{N(male~and~Wednesday)}{N(Wednesday)}=\frac{5,782}{8,793}\approx0.658$ $P(male~|~Thursday)=\frac{N(male~and~Thursday)}{N(Thursday)}=\frac{6,315}{9,617}\approx0.657$ $P(male~|~Friday)=\frac{N(male~and~Friday)}{N(Friday)}=\frac{7,932}{12,045}\approx0.659$ $P(male~|~Saturday)=\frac{N(male~and~Saturday)}{N(Saturday)}=\frac{9,558}{14,382}\approx0.665$
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