27.4: Chapter Exercises
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Chapter Exercises
- Draw a diagram like those in Figure 27.3.4 that indicates a stronger negative correlation between smoking and heart attacks.
- Your dog has a litter of four. Which proportion of males and females is more likely? (a) two of each, (b) three of one and one other the other (i.e., three males and one female or else three females and one male). Draw a diagram to determine the answer. (From “Ask Marilyn,” Parade Magazine, August 10, 1997.)
- Inspect Figure 27.2.3 to determine the probability of two aces, given at least one red ace.
- Go back to the two aces problem and write out the remaining hands, those that contain only eights.
- If you (or someone you cared a lot about) was in John’s position (Figure 27.3.10), what additional information would you want? How would it help you make your decision? What would you do if you were John?