Understanding Attitudes of Humans Towards Wildlife Is an Important Step

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Essay

Understanding attitudes of humans towards wildlife is an important step in learning how to work with people on wildlife issues. Coyotes have expanded their range throughout the continental United States, even in the Washington, DC area. The data below are from a survey of George Mason University undergraduate students.
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { "How much do you like coyotes?" }\\\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Gender } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Dislike } \\\text { Very } \\\text { much }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Dislike } \\\text { Somewhat }\end{array} & \text { Neutral } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Like } \\\text { Somewhat }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Like } \\\text { Very } \\\text { much }\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Male } & 8 & 12 & 186 & 49 & 25 & 280 \\\hline \text { Female } & 27 & 45 & 330 & 52 & 26 & 480 \\\hline \text { Total } & 35 & 57 & 516 & 101 & 51 & 760 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$ Suppose a newspaper decides to select one of these students at random for an interview.
-What is the probability that the selected official is from Metro Athens, given that this person is a Tamaiai?

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Definitions:

William Lloyd Garrison

A prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer, known for founding the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator."

Frederick Douglass

An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who after escaping from slavery in Maryland, became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

A leading figure in the early women's rights movement, known for her advocacy for women's suffrage, women's rights, and abolition of slavery.

Equivocate

To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself to a concrete stance.