The following table shows U.S. employment figures for August 2011, broken down b

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The following table shows U.S. employment figures for August 2011, broken down by educational attainment. All numbers are in millions, and represent civilians aged 25 years and over. Those classed as "not in labor force" were not employed nor actively seeking employment. Not in Employed Unemployed Labor Force Total 29.2 17.7 24.4 62.0 15.6 53.0 12.2 1.6 School Diploma Diploma Only Associate's Degree Less Than High 9.9 High School 34.1 Some College or 34.4 Bachelor's Degree 46.4 Total124.8 3.5 2.0 60.6 or Higher 10.1 69.9 204.8 Your friend claims that a person not in the labor force is more likely to have less than a high school diploma than an employed person. Respond to this claim by citing actual probabilities. Round your answers to two decimal places. Your friend isSelect- The probability that a person not in the labor force has less than a high school diploma is while the corresponding figure for an employed person is

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Your friend is right.

The probability that a person not in the labor force has less than a high school diploma is 17.7/69.9 = 0.2532

Correspoding figure for an employed person is 9.9/124.8 = 0.0793

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