1 A Gallup Poll in 1995 suggested that in the United States. about 15% of males and 15% of females believe that abortion should be illegal in all circunstances (The Gallup Poll Monthly, No 354. Princeton, NJ: The Gallup Poll, March 1995, p. 30).

a) For males and for females, report the conditional distribution on whether abortion should be illegal in all circumstances, using categories (yes, no).

b) Based on these results, does statistical independence seem plausible between gender and opinion about whether abortion should be illegal in all circumstances? Explain.