Consider a Study in Which Trees of Two Species (Elm

question 48

Multiple Choice

Consider a study in which trees of two species (elm and oak) were assayed to determine what the probabilities are of being infected with a disease. The data collected are shown in the accompanying table. Which of the mosaic plots below accurately represents the probability values in the data table?
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Probability that trees will be infected with a disease.


$\begin{array}{lc}\text { Tree species and }\\\text { infection status } & \text { Probability } \\\hline \text { Oak tree, infected } & 0.40 \\\text { Oak tree, not infected } & 0.20 \\\text { Elm tree, infected } & 0.30 \\\text { Elm tree, not infected } & 0.10\end{array}$ ?
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• A) Plot A
• B) Plot B
• C) Plot C
• D) Plot D

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