Compute the Probability of an Event Using the Complement Rule

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Multiple Choice

Compute the Probability of an Event Using the Complement Rule
-The chart shows the probability of a certain disease for men by age. What is the probability that a randomly selected man between the ages of 35 and 64 has the disease?
$\begin{array}{l|l}\text { Age } & \text { Probability of Disease } X \\\hline 20-24 & \text { less than } 0.008 \\25-34 & 0.009 \\35-44 & 0.14 \\45-54 & 0.39 \\55-64 & 0.42 \\65-74 & 0.67 \\75+ & 0.79\end{array}$

• A) \(0.95\)
• B) \(0.14\)
• C) \(0.42\)
• D) \(0.58\)

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Understand the concept and implications of sampling bias in research.

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