A random sample of 1200 U.S college students was asked, "What is your perception of your own body? Do you feel that you are overweight, underweight, or about right?"

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2021-02-22

A random sample of 1200 U.S college students was asked, "What is your perception of your own body? Do you feel that you are overweight, underweight, or about right?" The two-way table below summarizes the data on perceived body image by gender. FemaleMaleAboutright560295Overweight16372Undenveight3773

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joshyoung05M

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Conditional probability definition: P(B|A)=P(AB)P(A)=P(AandB)P(A) Explanation: FemaleMaleAboutright560295560+295=855Overweight16372163+72=235Undenveight377337+73=110Total560+163+37+760295+72+73=440760+440=1200 We note that the table contains information about 1200 U.S. College students (given in the bottom right corner of the table). Moreover, 855 of the 1200 students think their body image is about right, because 855 is mentioned in the row ” About right” and in the column ”Total” of the table. The probability is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the number of possible outcomes: P(About right) =#offavorableoutcomes#ofpossibleoutcomes= 8551200Next, we note that 560 of the 1200 students are think their body image is about right, because 560 is mentioned in the row ” About right ” and in the column ”Female” of the given table.P(About right and Female) =#offavorableoutcomes#ofpossibleoutcomes=  5601200 Use this conditional probability definition:P(Female|About right)=P(About right and Female)P(About right)=560/1200855/1200=560855=1121710.6550=65.50

 

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