Use the following information to answer the next ten exercises. Forty-eight perc
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Question
Use the following information to answer the next ten exercises. Forty-eight percent of all Californians registered voters
prefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first degree murder. Among Latino
California registered voters, 55% prefer life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person convicted of first
degree murder. 37.6% of all Californians are Latino.
In this problem, let:
• C = Californians (registered voters) preferring life in prison without parole over the death penalty for a person
convicted of first degree murder.
• L = Latino Californians
Suppose that one Californian is randomly selected.
1. Are L and C independent events? Show why or why not.
Explanation / Answer
P(C) =0.48
P(L) =0.376
and P(C|L) =0.55
as from above information P(C|L) is not equal to P(C) ; therefore L and C independent are not events.