A recent survey asked a sample of 50 persons “How often do you attend religious services?” Of those sampled, 30 were women and 20 were men. Of the women surveyed:
70 percent reported that they attend religious services regularly
30 percent reported that they do not attend religious services regularly
Of the men surveyed:
20 percent said they attend religious services regularly
80 percent reported that they do not attend religious services regularly
(a) Use the information above to complete the following contingency table: [3 marks]
Attend religious services regularly
Do not attend religious services regularly
Total
Women
30
Men
20
50
(b) Using your answer to part (a), calculate the probability that a randomly selected respondent who attends religious services regularly is a male. [3 marks]
(c) Are the events ‘attend religious services regularly’ and ‘respondent is male’ independent? Give reasons for your answer. [3 marks]
(d) Are the events ‘attend religious services regularly’ and ‘respondent is male’ mutually exclusive? Give reasons for your answer. [3 marks]
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