Consider a Study in Which Swabs from the Skin of a Random

question 41

Multiple Choice

Consider a study in which swabs from the skin of a random sample of college students were tested for the presence of drug-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. 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 male and female patients will carry drug-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus on skin.


$\begin{array}{lc}\text { Tree species and }\\\text { infection status } & \text { Probability } \\\hline \text { Male, carriers } & 0.10 \\\text { Male, non-carriers } & 0.35 \\\text { Female, carriers } & 0.20 \\\text { Female, non-carriers } & 0.35\end{array}$ ?

• A) Plot A
• B) Plot B
• C) Plot C
• D) Plot D

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