document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1042809>Question 1042809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 09-30-2011, 09:11 PM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angus reid conducted a survey of adult canadians finding that over all 56% supported the legalization of marijuana. the percenatage of support was different among voters for the three major parties (in the table below). for instance 17% of people both supported legalization of marijuana and also were conservative voters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          conservative   liberal   Ndp<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Supported      17%        21%       18%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Opposed        26%        9%        7%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not sure       1%         1%        0%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) what is the probability that a liberal voter opposed the legalization of marijuana?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) what is the probability that someone who supported the legalization of marijuana was an NDP voter?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) suppose i talk to 5 people about support for the legalization of marijuana at a meeting of the liberal party where everyone is a liberal voter. what is the probability that none of the 5 people supports the legalization?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4) is voting conservative independent of opposing the legalization of marijuana?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5) are voting conservative and opposing the legalization of marijuana mutually exclusive? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "          conservative   liberal   Ndp   Totals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Supported      17%        21%       18%....56%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Opposed        26%        9%        7%.....42%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not sure       1%         1%        0%..... 2% <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Totals........44%........31%.......25%.....100%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) what is the probability that a liberal voter opposed the legalization of marijuana? :: 9/31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) what is the probability that someone who supported the legalization of marijuana was an NDP voter?:: 18/56  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) suppose i talk to 5 people about support for the legalization of marijuana at a meeting of the liberal party where everyone is a liberal voter. what is the probability that none of the 5 people supports the legalization?::0.79^5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4) is voting conservative independent of opposing the legalization of marijuana?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check P(vote cons)*P(legalize mara) = P(vote cons|legalize mara)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.44*0.56 ?=?  (0.17/0.56)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not equal, so not independent<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5) are voting conservative and opposing the legalization of marijuana mutually exclusive?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll leave that to you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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