document.write( "Question 1202484: The following table shows the distribution of the responses of 100 employees based on two variables; gender (male or female) and opinion (in favor or againgst paying high salaries). \r
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The following table shows the distribution of the responses of 100 employees based on two variables;
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document.write( "male                   14                  46                    60\r\n" );
document.write( "female                 5                   35                    40\r\n" );
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document.write( "are events \"female\" and \"in favor A\" independent?

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document.write( "    P(female)*P(in favor A) = P(female AND in favor A).\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(in favor A) = .\r\n" );
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