Question

Given that a randomly selected individual is non-white, find the probability that he or she opposes oil drilling in national parks. (Enter your probability as a fraction.)

a) P(opposes | non-white)
b) P(non-white | opposes)
c) P(opposes and non-white)
d) P(opposes or non-white)

Answer 1

To find the probability that a randomly selected individual, who is non-white, opposes oil drilling in national parks, we can use conditional probability.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability that a randomly selected individual, who is non-white, opposes oil drilling in national parks, we need to use conditional probability. Let O represent opposing oil drilling and N represent being non-white.

a) P(O|N) = P(O and N) / P(N)

b) P(N|O) = P(O and N) / P(O)

c) P(O and N) = probability of a randomly selected individual being both non-white and opposing oil drilling

d) P(O or N) = probability of a randomly selected individual either being non-white or opposing oil drilling