20. Fortune magazine publishes an annual issue containing information on Fortune 500 companies. The following data show

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20. Fortune magazine publishes an annual issue containing information on Fortune 500 companies. The following data show the six states with the largest number of Fortune 500 companies as well as the number of companies headquartered in those states (Fortune, April 17, 2000)

Suppose a Fortune 500 company is chosen for a follow-up questionnaire. What are the probabilities of the following events?

a. Let N be the event the company is headquartered in New York. Find P(N).

b. Let T be the event the company is headquartered in Texas. Find P(T).

c. Let B be the event the company is headquartered in one of these six states. Find P(B).

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Essentials Of Modern Business Statistics

ISBN: 9780324312843

3rd Edition

Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams

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