Question
A pack of Original Starbursts contains four colors/flavors: red (cherry), orange (orange), yellow (lemon), and pink (strawberry). Arecent survey asked people what their favorite Starburst
A pack of Original Starbursts contains four colors/flavors: red (cherry), orange (orange), yellow (lemon), and pink (strawberry). Arecent survey asked people what their favorite Starburst color (or flavor) is.The researchersasked 756people and recorded their favorite color (or flavor) andtheir age group.The table below provides the results:
What is your favorite Original Starburst color (flavor)?Age GroupRed (Cherry)Orange (Orange)Yellow (Lemon)Pink (Strawberry)TotalChildren (6 - 12 years old)812524124254Teenagers (13 - 19 years old)693230121252Young Adults (20 - 26 years old)752833114250Total2258587359756
Question 2 Subquestions
2.a
1 point(s)
What is the probability that a randomly selected survey respondent selects Red (Cherry) as their favorite Starburst color (flavor)?
- 0.1124
- 0.1150
- 0.2976
- 0.4560
- 0.1071
- 0.2976
- 0.4882
2.b
1 point(s)
What is the probability that a randomly selected survey respondent is a Teenager AND selects Pink (Strawberry)as their favorite Starburst color (flavor)?
- 0.0331
- 0.1071
- 0.1508
- 0.1601
- 0.1640
- 0.4749
- 0.6481
2.c
1 point(s)
What is the probability that a randomly selected survey respondent is a Teenager ORselects Pink (Strawberry) as their favorite Starburst color (flavor)?
- 0.1601
- 0.1735
- 0.3333
- 0.4749
- 0.6481
- 0.6548
- 0.6667
2.d
1 point(s)
What is the probability a randomly selected teenager picks Pink (Strawberry) as their favorite Starburst color (flavor)?
- 0.1601
- 0.3333
- 0.4560
- 0.4749
- 0.4802
- 0.6481
- 0.6667
2.e
1 point(s)
You could determine if the events "a randomly selected person is a Teenager"and "a randomly selected person selects Pink (Strawberry) as their favorite Starburst color (flavor)"were independent by comparing the P(Pink | Teenager) with which of the following probabilities?
- 0.1601
- 0.4560
- 0.4749
- 0.4882
- 0.5000
- 0.6481
- 0.6667
2.f
1 point(s)
Based on all your calculations, the events "a randomly selected person is a Teenager" and "a randomly selected person selects Pink (Strawberry) as their favorite Starburst color (flavor)" would be considered (check all that applies):
- dependent events
- independent events
- mutually exclusive events
- complementary events
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