A poll conducted among a nationwide random sample of 75 registered voters, asked
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Question
A poll conducted among a nationwide random sample of 75 registered voters, asked those adults about their party affiliation and their gender. The results are shown in the table below.
What proportion of subjects are Democrat? (round your answer to three decimal places)
This proportion is part of
marginal distribution of political party
conditional distribution of political party given gender
marginal distribution of gender
conditional distribution of gender give political party
Democrate Republican Independent Male 11 19 21 Female 14 6 4Explanation / Answer
Solution :
Guiven that,
Democrate Republican Independent Total
Male 11 19 21 51
Female 14 6 4 24
Total 25 25 25 75
The proportion of subjects are Democrats = 25 / 75 = 0.333