In: Statistics and Probability
In a survey of 233 people, the following data were obtained relating gender to political orientation:
Republican (R) | Democrat (D) | Independent (I) | Total | |
Male (M) | 64 | 37 | 16 | 117 |
Femal (F) | 50 | 50 | 16 | 116 |
Total | 114 | 87 | 32 | 233 |
A person is randomly selected. What is the probability that the
person is:
a) Male?
b) Male and a Democrat?
c) Male given that the person is a Democrat?
d) Republican given that the person is Male?
e) Female given that the person is an Independent?
f) Are the events Male and Republican independent? Enter
yes or no .