According the the Pew Research Center, the probability of a randomly selected pe
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According the the Pew Research Center, the probability of a randomly selected person living the United States identifying with a particular religious affiliation—Protestant Christian; Catholic Christian, Other Christian, Non-Christian (including Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and other religions); and Unaffiliated (the so-called “nones”)—is shown in the following chart.
Adapted from "America's Changing Religious Landscape," Pew Research Center, May 12, 2015, http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/california/
Assuming this data is accurate and stable, what is the probability that a randomly selected Christian living in the United States would identify as Catholic?
0.208
0.707
0.294
0.659
Affiliation Protestant Christian Catholic Christian Other Christian Non-Christian Unaffiliated "none" Probability 0.466 0.208 0.033 0.06 0.233Explanation / Answer
probability that a randomly selected Christian living in the United States would identify as Catholic is 0.208