Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 312: 21a

Answer

$P(survived)=\frac{711}{2224}\approx0.3197$

Work Step by Step

1) a single event 2) relative frequency Use the Empirical Approach (page 258): The sample space: 2224 passenger. So, $N(S)=2224$ According to the marginal distribution (see page 235) of the first row: $N(survived)=711$ $P(survived)=\frac{711}{2224}\approx0.3197$
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