Question: A person is selected randomly from the entire group whose responses are summarized in the table for exercise 5.41. We want to find the probability

A person is selected randomly from the entire group whose responses are summarized in the table for exercise 5.41. We want to find the probability that the person selected is a male who said “hasn’t gone far enough.”

a. Which of the following statements best described the question?

i. P(hasn’t gone far enough | male)

ii. P(male | hasn’t gone far enough)

iii. P(male and responded “hasn’t gone far enough”)

b. Find the probability that a person randomly selected from the entire group is a male who responded “hasn’t gone far enough.”


Data From Exercise 5.41:

Hasn't Gone Far Has Been Has Gone Enough about Right Too Far

Hasn't Gone Far Has Been Has Gone Enough about Right Too Far Total Men 42 44 14 100 Women 57 34 9 100 Total 99 78 23 200

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