document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361312>Question 361312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm working on my statistics homework and need help with a few questions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Define two events:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     A = the person chosen is obese<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     B = the person chosen is overweight, but not obese<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to the National Center for Health Statistics<BR>\n" );
document.write( " P(A) = 0.32 and P(B) = 0.34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.Say in plain language what the event “A or B” is.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. If C is the event that the person chosen has normal weight or less, what is P(C)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For question #1 I submitted:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability of Disjoint Events<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "			.32 + .34= .66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dependent events:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(either A or B happens) = P(A happens) + P(B happens) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For question #2 I submitted:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 – .66 = .34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(C)= .34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this correct? Please help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(either A or B happens) = P(A happens) + P(B happens)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = the person chosen is obese<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = the person chosen is overweight, but not obese<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to the National Center for Health Statistics<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A) = 0.32 and P(B) = 0.34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.Say in plain language what the event “A or B” is. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. If C is the event that the person chosen has normal weight or less, what is P(C)? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "For question #1 I submitted:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability of Disjoint Events<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".32 + .34= .66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dependent events:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment on your answer to #1.  I think they want<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you to give the answer \"in plain language\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For question #2 I submitted:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 – .66 = .34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(C)= .34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment on your answer to #2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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