The Table Below Describes the Smoking Habits of a Group

question 50

Multiple Choice

The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers.
Is heavy smoking independent of gender?

• A)No,overall 15.9% of the group are heavy smokers ,but 14.5% of the men are heavy smokers.These are not equal.
• B)No, P(male and heavy smoker)= 0.070 P(female and heavy smoker)= 0.089 These are not equal
• C)Yes,because each of the joint probabilities is equal to the product of the marginal probabilities.
• D)Yes,the percentage of women in each smoking category is the same as the percentage of men in each smoking category.
• E)Yes,a heavy smoker cannot be both a man and a woman.

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