TABLE 4-4 Suppose That Patrons of a Restaurant Were Asked Whether They

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TABLE 4-4
Suppose that patrons of a restaurant were asked whether they preferred water or whether they preferred soda.70% said that they preferred water.60% of the patrons were male.80% of the males preferred water.
-Referring to Table 4-4,the probability that a randomly selected patron is a female who prefers water is ________.

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Definitions:

Inductive

A method of reasoning in which general conclusions are drawn from specific instances or observations.

Sound Argument

An argument that is both valid (correctly structured) and has all true premises, leading to a true conclusion.

Deductive Argument

An argument that claims its conclusion necessarily follows from the premises.

Inductive Argument

An argument that only claims that its conclusion probably follows from the premise.