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The following data was reported by the FBI on their website www.fbi.gov. The data describes the victims of murder in 2003 by race and gender.
Assuming that one of the murder victim's file is to be selected at random, what is the probability that the victim was:
a. Male
b. Not Female
c. Female or white
d. Black or white
e. Male and black
f. Male, given that the victim was white
g. White, given that the victim was male
Female (F) Male (M) Uknown Total Black (B) 1,113 5,771 3 6,887 White (W) 1,927 4,986 0 6,913 Other 131 277 0 408 Unknown 44 133 23 200 Total 3,215 11,167 26 14,408Explanation / Answer
from above given table :
probability that the victim was
a): male = 11167/14408
b)Not female =(11167+26)/14408 =11193/14408
c). Female or white =(3215+11167)/14408 =14382/14408
d)Black or white =(6887+6913)/14408 =13800/14408
e) Male and black=5771/14408
f) Male, given that the victim was white =4986/6913
g) White, given that the victim was male =4986/11167
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