Question: Refer to Exercise 4.48. A 20102011 poll conducted by Gallup (www.gallup.com/poll/148994/ Emotional-Health-Higher-Among-Older-Americans.aspx) examined the emotional health of a large number of Americans. Among other things,

Refer to Exercise 4.48. A 2010€“2011 poll conducted by Gallup (www.gallup.com/poll/148994/ Emotional-Health-Higher-Among-Older-Americans.aspx) examined the emotional health of a large number of Americans. Among other things, Gallup reported on whether people had Emotional Health Index scores of 90 or higher, which would classify them as being emotionally well-off. The report was based on a survey of 65,528 people in the age group 35€“44 years and 91,802 people in the age group 65€“74 years. The following table gives the results of the survey, converting percentages to frequencies.

Refer to Exercise 4.48. A 2010€“2011 poll conducted by Gallup

a. Suppose that one person is selected at random from this sample of 157,330 Americans. Find the following probabilities.
i. P(35€“44 age group and emotionally not well€“off )
ii. P(emotionally well€“off and 65€“74 age group)
b. Find the joint probability of the events 35€“44 age group and 65€“74 age group. Is this probability zero? Explain why or why not.

35-44 Age group 65-74 Age group Emotionally Well-Off 16.016 32,583 Emotionally Not Well-Off 49,512 59,219

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