Verify that the sum of the probabilities is 1

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Binge drinking and gender. In a college population, students are classified by gender and whether or not they are frequent binge drinkers. Here are the probabilities:

 

Men

Women

Binge drinker

0.11

0.12

Not Binge drinker

0.32

0.45

(a) Verify that the sum of the probabilities is 1.

(b) What is the probability that a randomly selected student is not a binge drinker?

(c) What is the probability that a randomly selected male student is not a binge drinker?

(d) Explain why your answers to (b) and (c) are different. Use language that would be understood by someone who has not studied the material in this chapter.

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