Question

A sample of 287 people is surveyed . The people are classified according to political affiliation (" Democrat , " Republican or Independent ). They are also classified according to opinion on a in favor of"opposed to, or "indifferent to). The results are given in the contingency table below .

Answer 1

0.43

Explanation:

First, we find the total of respondents surveyed.

• The total number of respondents = 287

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• The number of respondents who are indifferent toward the bill = 123

Therefore, the relative frequency of respondents who are indifferent toward the bill is:

`\begin{gathered} Relative\;Frequency=(123)/(287) \\ \approx0.43 \end{gathered}`

The answer is 0.43 (correct to 2 decimal places).