Oints
A survey asks teachers and students whether they would like the new school
mascot to be a pirate or a moose. This table shows the results.
Pirates
Moose
Total
Students
75
15
90
Teachers
5
15
20
Total
80
30
110
A person is randomly selected from those surveyed.
Are being a student and preferring "pirate" independent events? Why or why
not?
O A. No, they are not independent because P(student) = 0.82 and
P(student|pirate) = 0.94.
O B. Yes, they are independent because P(student) = 0.82 and
P(student pirate) *0.941hy
C. No, they are not independent because P(student) - 0.82 and
P(student pirate) - 0.83.
O D. Yes, they are independent because P(student) - 0.82 and
P(student pirate) - 0.83.