In: Statistics and Probability
The table gives the average number of voters in a certain city in each of three political parties during the last 12 years, along with the average number that voted in presidential elections during this period.
Political Party | |||
---|---|---|---|
Republican | Democratic | Independent | |
Registered voters |
4500 | 6100 | 2200 |
Voted | 2925 | 2379 | 1100 |
(a) For each political party, use these data to find the probability that a person selected at random from the registered voters in the party will vote in the next election. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.)
Pr(Republican will vote) | |
Pr(Democrat will vote) | |
Pr(Independent will vote) |
(b) For which party is the probability highest?
RepublicanIndependent Democrat