Doctor Specialties Below are listed the numbers of doctors

Chapter 4, Problem 32E

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QUESTION:

Below are listed the numbers of doctors in various specialties by gender.

Pathology

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Male

12,575

33,020

27,803

Female

5,604

33,351

12,292

Choose 1 doctor at random.

a. Find P (male|pediatrician).

b. Find P (pathologist)female).

c. Are the characteristics “female” and “pathologist” independent?

Source: World Almanac

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QUESTION:

Below are listed the numbers of doctors in various specialties by gender.

Pathology

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Male

12,575

33,020

27,803

Female

5,604

33,351

12,292

Choose 1 doctor at random.

a. Find P (male|pediatrician).

b. Find P (pathologist)female).

c. Are the characteristics “female” and “pathologist” independent?

Source: World Almanac

ANSWER:

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The list of numbers of doctors in various specialties by gender is given.

 

Pathology

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Total

Male

12,575

33,020

27,803

73,398

Female

5,604

33,351

12,292

51,247

Total

18,179

66,371

40,095

124,645

One doctor is randomly chosen.

We have to find the following.

  1. P (male/pediatrician).
  2. P (pathologist/female).
  3. We have to determine whether the characteristics “female” and “ pathologist” independent or not.

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