Using Probability to Identify Unlikely Events.

Chapter 4, Problem 33

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Using Probability to Identify Unlikely Events. In Exercises 2936, consider anevent to be unlikely if its probability is less than or equal to 0.05. (This is equivalentto the same criterion commonly used in inferential statistics, but the value of 0.05 is notabsolutely rigid, and other values such as 0.01 are sometimes used instead.) Texting While Driving In a New York Times/CBS News poll, respondents were askedif it should be legal or illegal to send a text message while driving. Eight said that it shouldbe legal and 804 said that it should be illegal. What is the probability of randomly selectingsomeone who believes it should be legal to text while driving? Is it unlikely to randomly selectsomeone with that belief?

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