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Chapter 3: Q.51 (page 219)

Find the probability that the person was Latino from the given data

Short Answer

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The probability that the person is Latino group is0.199

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Content Introduction

Referring to the completed contingency table:

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Content Explanation

The probability of the person smoked is from Latino group is calculated as follow:

P(personsmoked11to20cigarettesperday)=19969100450P(personsmoked11to20cigarettesperday)=0.19

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