Uyen Nguyen

CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

STATISTICS
Quiz 3
1. A survey of automobile ownerships was conducted for 200 families in Los Angeles. The
results of the study showing ownership of automobiles of U.S. and foreign manufactures
are summarized below:
Do you own a U.S. Car?
YES
NO

TOTAL

YES

30

10

40

NO

150

10

160

180

20

200

Do you own
A foreign car?

TOTAL

a) What is the probability that a family owns a car, U.S. or foreign?

P(US or foreign) = P (US) + P (foreign) P (US and foreign)
180 40
30
190 19
+

=
=
200 200 200 200 20
b) If a family owns a U.S. car, what is the probability that it also owns a foreign car?
(4 pts.)
P(foreign | US) =

( )
()

30

30

= 180200 = 180 = 6
200

c) Are U.S. and foreign car ownership independent events? Explain.

(2 pts.)
US and foreign car ownership are not independent events.
40

Because P(foreign) = 200 = 5

P(foreign) P(foreign | US)

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