The Two-Way Table Summarizes Data from the Human Resource Department

question 41

Multiple Choice

The two-way table summarizes data from the human resource department at a university:
New Hires
What is the probability (rounded to three decimal places) that a tenure-track new hire is female?

• A)0.434
• B)0.400
• C)0.444
• D)0
• E)0.193

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Definitions:

Ova

The female reproductive cells, or eggs, which are capable of developing into a new organism when fertilized by a sperm cell.

Oocytes

Immature eggs found in the ovaries of females that, upon maturation, can undergo ovulation and potentially fertilization.

Endometrium

The mucous membrane lining the interior of the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.

Blastocyst

An early stage of embryonic development, a structure formed in the early development of mammals, consisting of a sphere of cells surrounding an inner fluid-filled cavity.