complete the following applied statistical exercises to the best of your ability after reading Chapter 2. You
Question:
complete the following applied statistical exercises to the best of your ability after reading Chapter 2. You earn up to 4 points if it is fully complete and up to 6 points if all the answers are correct.However, you will lose points if you leave questions blank.
- Do U.S. men and women Millennials (born after 1981) differ in their college completion rates? (Pew Research Center, 2019).
Completed a Bachelor's Degree | ||
Gender | Yes | No |
Male | 36 | 64 |
Female | 43 | 57 |
Total | 79 | 121 |
a. Give an example of a simple event:
b. Give an example of a joint event:
c. What is the complement of "Completing a Bachelor's Degree?"
2. What is the probability that a female has completed a Bachelor's degree out of those who have completed a Bachelor's degree? (Tip: Use the probability formula)
The U.S. population by age is as follows (Statista, 2020). The data are in millions of people. Please complete the rest of the probability column, then answer 2a-2c.
Age | Number | Probability |
Under 19 | 81.25 | |
20 to 24 | 21.59 | |
25 to 34 | 46.07 | |
35 to 44 | 21.83 | |
45 to 54 | 40.36 | |
55 to 64 | 42.4 | |
65 and over | 55.62 | |
Total | 309.12 | 1.0000 |
Assume that a person will be randomly chosen from this population.
a. What is the probability the person is 20 to 24 years old?
b. What is the probability the person is 20 to 34 years old?
c. What is the probability the person is 55 years or older?
- A 2001 preseason NCAA football poll asked respondents to answer the question, "Will the Big Ten or the Pac-10have a team in this year's national championship game, the Rose Bowl?" The total amount of participants is 13,429 (www.Yahoo.com).
Big Ten | ||||||
Yes | No | Sum | ||||
| Yes | 849 | 3645 | 4494 | ||
No | 2112 | 6823 | 8935 | |||
Total | 2,961 | 10,468 | 13,429 |
a. What is the probability that a respondent said "Yes" in that only the Big Ten would have a team in the Rose Bowl?
b. Find the probability that a respondent said "No" in that neither the Big Ten and the Pac-10 would have a team in the Rose Bowl.
c. An annual chili cookout event is enabling bets. Clients can place a bet on the top three chili recipes out of a total of 12 participants to win a prize. How many different ways are there to select the top three chili recipes in the correct order?
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill