Descriptive Statistics & Basic Probability Theory

Short answer questions

1.If a descriptive statistic is resistant to outliers, what does this mean? Explain answer using a suitable example.

2.If two events A and B are independent and P(A)=0.2, P(B)=0.3, calculate P(A or B).

3.A media article claimed that there was a correlation between the colour of a car and the likelihood of a car being in an accident.What is wrong with this statement?

4.What do you understand by a "misleading graph"? Briefly explain your answer with a suitable example of a variable on a labelled diagram.

5.If Event A = New product sold and Event B = Discount on new product, P (A and B) would be simply calculated as P (A)*P(B). True or False? Explain answer.