The Table Shows the Political Affiliations and Types of Jobs

question 205

Multiple Choice

The table shows the political affiliations and types of jobs for workers in a particular state. Suppose a worker is selected at random within the state and the worker's political affiliation and type of job are noted. $$\begin{array}{c}\text { Political Affiliation }\\\begin{array} { l c c c c } \hline & & \text { Republican } & \text { Democrat } & \text { Independent } \\\hline & \text { White collar } & 18 \% & 13 \% & 6 \% \\{ \text { Type of job } }\\& \text { Blue Collar } & 19 \% & 14 \% & 30 \% \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$ Given that the worker is a Democrat, what is the probability that the worker has a white collar job.

• A) 0.481
• B) 0.351
• C) 0.255
• D) 0.529

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Mere Exposure Effect

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