Answer:
Yes, they are independent because P(California) = 0.55 and P(California|brand B) = 0.55.
Step-by-step explanation:
A P E X
Option (C) Yes, they are independent because P(California) is 0.55 and P(California | brand B) is 0.55 is the correct answer.
Probability deals with the occurrence of a random event. The chance that a given event will occur. It is the measure of the likelihood of an event to occur.The value is expressed from zero to one.
For the given situation,
Total number of people in Texas = 275
Total number of people in California = 150
Total number of people in California and preferring brand B = 54
Probability of people in California,
P(California) = Number of people in California / Total number of people
⇒ [tex]\frac{150}{275}[/tex]
⇒ [tex]0.54545[/tex] ≈ [tex]0.55[/tex]
Probability of people in California and preferring brand B
P(California | brand B) = Number of people in California and preferred brand B / Number of people preferred brand B
⇒ [tex]\frac{54}{99}[/tex]
⇒ [tex]0.54545[/tex] ≈ [tex]0.55[/tex]
In the data provided, each event is not dependent on other events.
Thus they are independent events.
Hence we can conclude that option (C) Yes, they are independent because P(California) is 0.55 and P(California | brand B) is 0.55 is the correct answer.
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