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A study has been done to determine to see if the level of education determines how often people move between different states in America. If a person from the survey that attended college is randomly selected what is the probability that they also lived in 2 or more states during their life? P(2 state or more | College Degree)

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A study has been done to determine to see if the level of education determines how often people move between different states in America. If a person from the survey that attended college is randomly selected what is the probability that they also lived in 2 or more states during their life? P(2 state or more | College Degree)

Lived in just Lived in 2 or Total

1 state more states

No High School Diploma 6 2 8

High School Diploma 14 16 30

College Degree 2 18 20

Total 22 36 58

Options;

a) 0.111

b) 0.310

c) 0.500

d) 0.900

Answer:

The required probability is 0.9

Option d) 0.900 is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:'

Given the data in the question;

Total number of people in the survey or sample size n = 58

Number of people with college degree who live in 2 or more state = 18

P(2 states or more and college degree) = Number of people with college degree who live in 2 or more state / Total number of people in the survey

P(2 states or more and college degree) = 18 / 58

Also, Total number of people with college degree = 2 + 18 = 20

so, P( College Degree ) = Total number of people with college degree / Total number of people in the survey

P( College Degree ) = 20 / 58

Therefore, P(2 state or more | College Degree) will be;

⇒ P(2 states or more and college degree) / P( College Degree )

⇒ ( 18 / 58 ) / ( 20 / 58 )

⇒ ( ( 18 / 58 )58 ) / 20

⇒ (( 18 × 58 ) / 58 ) / 20

⇒ 18 / 20

0.9

Therefore, The required probability is 0.9

Option d) 0.900 is the correct answer.

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