A group of volunteers for a clinical trial consists of 88 women and 87 men. 20 of the women and 17 of the men have high blood pressure. Are high blood pressure and gender independent? Explain. 

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O A. Yes; P(High blood pressurel Female) = 0.227, P(High blood pressure| Male) = 0.227. These are equal. B. No; P(High blood pressure) = 0.211, P(High blood pressure| Female) = 0.227. These are not equal. OC. Yes; a patient with high blood pressure cannot be both male and female. O D. Yes; P(High blood pressure| Female) = 0.211, P(High blood pressure| Male) = 0.211. These are equal. O E. No: P(High blood pressure and Male) = 0.097, P(High blood pressure and Female) = 0.114. These are not equal. O A. Yes; P(High blood pressurel Female) = 0.227, P(High blood pressure| Male) = 0.227. These are equal. B. No; P(High blood pressure) = 0.211, P(High blood pressure| Female) = 0.227. These are not equal. OC. Yes; a patient with high blood pressure cannot be both male and female. O D. Yes; P(High blood pressure| Female) = 0.211, P(High blood pressure| Male) = 0.211. These are equal. O E. No: P(High blood pressure and Male) = 0.097, P(High blood pressure and Female) = 0.114. These are not equal.

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