The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 13 - General Rules of Probability - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 309: 13.5c

Answer

P(Bachelors and Men) = 0.21 P(Bachelors) x P(men) = 0.5 x 0.41 = 0.205 Hence, the events are not independent as $P(Bachelors and Men) \ne P(Bachelors) x P(men)$

Work Step by Step

P(Bachelors and Men) = 0.21 P(Bachelors) x P(men) = 0.5 x 0.41 = 0.205 Hence, the events are not independent as $P(Bachelors and Men) \ne P(Bachelors) x P(men)$
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