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The position of chief of police in the city of Corry, Pennsylvania, is vacant. A search committee of Corry residents is charged with the responsibility of recommending a new chief to the city council. There are 12 applicants, 4 of which are either female or members of a minority. The search committee decides to interview all 12 of the appli- cants. To begin, they randomly select four applicants to be interviewed on the first day, and none of the four is female or a member of a minority. The local newspaper, the Corry Press, suggests discrimination in an editorial. What is the likelihood of this occurrence?

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