Use the following information to answer the next ten exercises. Forty-eight perc

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Use the following information to answer the next ten exercises. Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered voters
prefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among Latino
California registered voters, 55% prefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first
degree murder. 37.6% of all Californians are Latino.
In this problem, let:
• C = Californians (registered voters) preferring life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person
convicted of first degree murder.
• L = Latino Californians
Suppose that one Californian is randomly selected.

1. Are L and C independent events? Show why or why not.

Explanation / Answer

P(C) =0.48

P(L) =0.376

and P(C|L) =0.55

as from above information P(C|L) is not equal to P(C) ; therefore L and C independent are not events.

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