15. group of residents were asked about their support for a homeless shelter bei

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15. group of residents were asked about their support for a homeless shelter being opened A in their neighborhood. They were also asked about how long they had lived in the neigh- borhood, with short-term residency defined as less than three years and long-term as three years or more. Neighborhood Tenure Supports Shelter Resident Short term Short term Long term Long term Short term Short termm Long term Short term Short term Short ternm Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No 2 4 10 What is the probability of selecting at random from this group a. a short-term resident? b. a resident who does not support the homeless shelter?

Explanation / Answer

Toatal Residents = 10

Total short term residents = 7

a.) Probabality ( Short term ) = 7 /10 = 0.7

b.) Total who doesn't support = 4

Probabality (a person doesn't support ) = 4/ 10 = 0.4

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