An insurer is studying the character st cs of those who buy its policies lt disc

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An insurer is studying the character st cs of those who buy its policies lt disco ered that, among young drivers, 34% insure a foreign made car Among those who drive foreign-made cars, the insurer also discovered hat 34% are young Consider the events Ys randomly chosen drivers your and F randomly chosen driver insures foreign-made car) Does the equality of these percentages mean that Y and F are independent events? Choose the correct answer below O A. Yes. Since the two probabilities are equal, then Y and F are independent ovents B. No Since PCF) and PM are oqAal to 0 34, the two events cannot be ndependent O C. Yes. The fact that the sum of the two probabilities is less than 1 provides evidence that the two events are independent O D. No The statement of the question first gives P(FIY) is 0 34 and then P(YIF) is 0 34. In order to be independent P(FIY) P(F), but P(F) is not given

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Option D is correct

No, The statement of te question first gives P(F|Y) is 0.34. In order to be dependent p(F|Y) = P(F), but P(F) is not given

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