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

question 32

Multiple Choice

The two-way table summarizes data from the human resource department at a university: New Hires $$\begin{array} { l | c c | c } & \text { Tenure } & \text { Adjunct } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Men } & 20 & 23 & 43 \\\text { Women } & 16 & 24 & 40 \\\hline \text { Total } & 36 & 47 & 83\end{array}$$ 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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