According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 27.3% of U.S. adult women have never married (single), 49.8% of
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 27.3% of U.S. adult women have never married (single), 49.8% of U.S. adult women are married, and 22.8% of U.S. adult women are widowed, divorced, or separated (other). Of the single women, 6.7% are unemployed; of the married women, 2.6% are unemployed; of the “other” women, 4.9% are unemployed. What is the probability that a randomly selected U.S. adult woman is unemployed?
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Define the following events:
U: unemployed
S: single
M: married
O: other
We have the following probabilities:
Then, according to the Rule of Total Probability,
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Statistics Informed Decisions Using Data
ISBN: 9781292157115
5th Global Edition
Authors: Michael Sullivan
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