1. The approximately 210 million adult Americans (age 25 and over in 2009) were
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1. The approximately 210 million adult Americans (age 25 and over in 2009) were classified by educational attainment and race as follows. (The actual figures have been rounded to millions to make the computations easier) Source of data: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2010 Educational Attainment WhiteBlackLatino 22.000,000 4.,000,000 10,500,000 77,000,000 15,500,000 12,000,000 No High School Diploma Completed High School, But not four years of college 4,500,000 3,500,000 Completed four years or more61,000,000 Of college Totals 160,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 a) Calculate the probabilities of each of the following. Report your results in one well- designed table(s). Be sure to explain what your results mean by answering the questions below. i) Selecting an adult who does not have a high school diploma ii) Selecting an adult who has completed a college education What do these two numbers tell us? ii) Selecting an adult who is white versus one who is black vs. one who is Latino. What do these three numbers tell us?Explanation / Answer
Solving first 4 parts of A. Please repost the other question individually
a)P( no diploma)= (22+4+10.5)/[160+24+26]=0.1738
b)P( completed college)=(61+4.5+3.5)/210=0.3285
% completing college is more than % without high school diploman
c) White:Black:Lation:: 160:24:26
It shows that percentage of whites is more than that of blacks and latinos
d) WHite and college= 61/210
White or college = 168/210
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