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2. A representative survey of married women was conducted in March 2014. The res

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2. A representative survey of married women was conducted in March 2014. The results of the survey of married women, showing the relationship between education level and the number of children, is summarized in the table below:

Education Number of children

Number

of

Children

Education

(0-1)

(2-3)

Over 3

Totals

Primary

15

35

33

83

Secondary

17

40

16

73

Tertiary

18

15

11

52

Totals

50

90

60

200

a. Calculate the probability that a married woman will have more than three children?

b. What is the likelihood of selecting a married woman with an education level that is above secondary?       

c. Given that a married woman has 2 or 3 children, what is the probability that the married woman has primary level education?  

d. What is the probability that married woman has less than two children given that she has an education level that is above primary school.  

e. The lifetime in years of a radio transistor is known to follow an exponential distribution with a mean time of 6 years. Calculate the probability that the radio transistor will not survive the first 5 years.   

Number

of

Children

Education

(0-1)

(2-3)

Over 3

Totals

Primary

15

35

33

83

Secondary

17

40

16

73

Tertiary

18

15

11

52

Totals

50

90

60

200

Explanation / Answer

(a) It is 60/200 = 0.30

(b) It is 52/200 = 0.26

(c) It is (40 + 15)/90 = 0.611

(d) It is 15/(73 + 52) = 0.12