Back"Finding Conditional Probabilities In Exercises 7 and 8, use the table to find each conditional probability.
8. Retirement Savings The table shows the results of a survey in which 250 male and 250 female workers ages 25 to 64 were asked if they contribute to a retirement savings plan at
work.
a. Find the probability that a randomly selected worker contributes to a retirement savings plan at work, given that the worker is male.
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The table below shows the results from a drug trial for a new ADHD medication. Use the table to find the probability that a person's symptoms improved, given that they received the placebo and identify the type of probability found.
The table below shows the results from a drug trial for a new ADHD medication. Use the table to find the probability that a person's symptoms didn't improve and they received the non-placebo and identify the type of probability found.
The table below shows the results from a drug trial for a new ADHD medication. Use the table to find the probability that a person's symptoms improved and identify the type of probability found.
Finding Conditional Probabilities In Exercises 7 and 8, use the table to find each conditional probability.
7. Business Degrees The table shows the numbers of male and female students in the United States who received bachelor's degrees in business and nonbusiness fields in a recent year. (Source: National Center for Educational Statistics)
a. Find the probability that a randomly selected bachelor's degree-earning student is male, given that the degree is in business.
Finding Conditional Probabilities In Exercises 7 and 8, use the table to find each conditional probability.
7. Business Degrees The table shows the numbers of male and female students in the United States who received bachelor's degrees in business and nonbusiness fields in a recent year. (Source: National Center for Educational Statistics)
b. Find the probability that a randomly selected bachelor's degree-earning student received a business degree, given that the student is female.
In Exercises 17 and 18, use the table, which shows the numbers of first-time and repeat U.S. nursing students taking the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN® exam) to pass or fail in a recent year. (Adapted from National Council Licensure Examinations)
17. Find the probability that a student took the exam for the first time, given that the student failed.
"In Exercises 17 and 18, use the table, which shows the numbers of first-time and repeat U.S. nursing students taking the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN® exam) to pass or fail in a recent year. (Adapted from National Council Licensure Examinations)
18. Find the probability that a student passed, given that the student repeated the exam."
The table shows the numbers (in thousands) of earned degrees by level in two different fields, conferred in the United States in a recent year. (Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics)
A person who earned a degree in the year is randomly selected. Find the probability that the degree earned by the person is a
g. bachelor's degree and the degree is in natural sciences/mathematics.