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A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 433 responded "yes", and 424 responded "no". Find th...Asked by Eddy
A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 238 responded "yes", and 196 responded "no".
Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they have run a red light in the last year
Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they have run a red light in the last year
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P(yes) = (#yes)/(total #)
However, that assumes that the group were randomly chosen, and that they told the truth. Just because they said yes, that does not mean they actually ran a red light.
The problem is very poorly worded.
However, that assumes that the group were randomly chosen, and that they told the truth. Just because they said yes, that does not mean they actually ran a red light.
The problem is very poorly worded.
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