Question

A survey of 1,200 men and women asked, "Do you earn over $75,000 per year?" The table below shows the responses for males and females.

Male Female Total
Income over $75,000 585 485 1,070
Income below $75,000 65 65 130
Total 650 550 1200
Based on these data, are "being female" and "earning over $75,000" independent events? (5 points)

No, P(being female | the person earns over $75,000) = P(being female)
No, P(being female | the person earns over $75,000) ≠ P(being female)
Yes, P(being female | the person earns over $75,000) = P(being female)
Yes, P(being female | the person earns o

Answer 1

@VeritasVosLiberabit Please help

Answer 2

I believe the answer is that they are independent events. Since being female (according to the data) does not influence whether they earn over $75,000 annually

Answer 3

So D?

Answer 4

So the answer must be either c or d. I'm trying to figure out the meaning behind the notation P(...)

Answer 5

probability

Answer 6

Ok then the probabilities should not be equal

Answer 7

So then D is correct

Answer 8

So D?

Answer 9

I would check your answer though because the question is kind of strange to me

Answer 10

the question*

Answer 11

maybe if there is a statistics section in openstudy