In a survey of 243 people, the following data were obtained relating gender to political orientation: Republican (R)Democrat (D)Independent (I)TotalMale (M)682835131 Femal (F)455611112 Total1138446243 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 . Note: You can earn partial credit on this problem.
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Given Data: - Total number of people surveyed: 243 - Male Republicans (MR): 68 - Male Democrats (MD): 28 - Male Independents (MI): 31 - Total Males (M): 68 + 28 + 31 = 127 - Female Republicans (FR): 45 - Female Democrats (FD): 56 - Female Independents (FI): 11 - Show more…
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