Employees of a Local University Have Been Classified According to Gender

question 99

Multiple Choice

Employees of a local university have been classified according to gender and job type. $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Gender }$

$\begin{array} { l c c } \text { Job } & \text { Male (M) } & \text { Female (F) } \\\text { Faculty (FA) } & 110 & 10 \\\text { Salaried staff (SS) } & 30 & 50 \\\text { Hourly staff (HS) } & 60 & 40\end{array}$
Are gender and type of job mutually exclusive?

• A)Yes
• B)No
• \(P(M)=\frac{200}{300}=.667\)
• \(P(F A)=\frac{120}{300}=0.40\)
• \(P(M \cap F A)=\frac{110}{300} \neq 0\)

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