SHL Americas provides a unique, global perspective of how talent is measured in its Global Assesment Trends Report. The report presents the results of an online survey conducted in late 2012 with HR professionals from companies headquartered throughout the world. The authors were interested in examining ffenences between respondents in emerging economies and those in established economies to provide relevant information for readers who may be creating assessment programs for organizations with global reach; one area of focus was on HR professionals' response to two statements:-My organization views HR as a strategic function and -My organization uses talent information to make business decision. The results are as ORGANIZATION VIEWS HR AS A STRATEGIC FUNCTION ECONOMY Yes No Total Established 171 78 249 Emerging 222 121 343 Total 393 199 592 ORGANIZATION USES INFORMATION TALENT TO MAKE BUSINESS DECISION ECONOMY Yes No Total Established 122 127 249 Emerging 130 213 343 Total 252 340 592 What is the probability that a randomly chosen HR professional: a. Is from an established economy or agrees to the statement -My organization uses information talent to make business decisions? (2 Marks) 249 252 =0.846 592 592 b. Does not agree with the statement -My organization views HR as a strategic function and is from an emerging economy? (2 Marks) 199 343 = 0.195 592 592 c. Does not agree with the statement -My organization views HR as a strategic function or is from an emerging economy? (2 Marks) 199 343 0.916 592 592 d. Suppose randomly chosen HR professional does not agree with the statement -My organization views HR as a strategic function. What is the probability that the HR professional is from an emerging economy? (2 Marks) 199 343 =0.195 592 "592 e. Are -My organization views HR as a strategic function and the type of economy independent? (2 Marks) Independent