SOLUTION: INSTRUCTIONS:Determine whether the following individual events are independent or dependent. Then find the probability of the combined event. QUESTION: Randomly selecting a four

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Question 1005590: INSTRUCTIONS:Determine whether the following individual events are independent or dependent. Then find the probability of the combined event.
QUESTION: Randomly selecting a four-person committee consisting entirely of men from a pool of 11 men and 16 woen
The event of selecting a man and the event of selecing a man the next time are ______ (dependent or independent).

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
INSTRUCTIONS:Determine whether the following individual events are independent or dependent.
Then find the probability of the combined event.
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QUESTION: Randomly selecting a four-person committee consisting entirely of men from a pool of 11 men and 16 women.
Event is independent
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# of ways to succeed: 11C4
# of possible outcomes: 27C4
P(4 men) = 11C4/27C4 = 0.0189
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The event of selecting a man and the event of selecting a man the next time are dependent (dependent or independent).
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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