Question: 3. Consider the following data tabulating, by age group and vaccination status, the number of cases per 100,000 US residents who were hospitalized for COVID-19

 3. Consider the following data tabulating, by age group and vaccination

3. Consider the following data tabulating, by age group and vaccination status, the number of cases per 100,000 US residents who were hospitalized for COVID-19 during the week ending in February 5, 2022: Age Group Unvaccinated Fully vaccinated 5-11 yr 1.2 0.8 12-17 yr 4.3 2.3 18-49 yr 20.7 5.2 50-64 yr 64.8 12.6 65+ yr 228.7 28.7 Use this empirical data to answer the following questions: a. What is the probability that a US resident 65 years old and over was hospitalized for COVID-19, given that that person is fully vaccinated? b. What is the probability that an unvaccinated 5-11 year old was hospitalized for COVID? c. Who has a higher chance of being hospitalizeda fully vaccinated 55 year old or an unvaccinated 15 year old? Explain

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