The following contingency table shows opinion about global warming among U.S. adults, broken down by political party
Question:
The following contingency table shows opinion about global warming among U.S. adults, broken down by political party affiliation (based on a poll in October 2012 by Pew Research found at www.people-press.org/2012/10/15/
more-say-there-is-solid-evidence-of-global-warming/).
a) What is the probability that a U.S. adult selected at random from these 1200 respondents believes that global warming is a serious issue?
b) What type of probability did you find in part a?
c) What is the probability that a U.S. adult selected at random is a Republican and believes that global warming is a serious issue?
d) What type of probability did you find in part c?
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Business Statistics
ISBN: 9781292269313
4th Global Edition
Authors: Norean Sharpe, Richard De Veaux, Paul Velleman