Suppose 100 employees of a company were asked whether they are in favor of or against their retirement plan. The responses are as follows. In Favor Against Male Female 15 4 45 36 a). Compute the conditional probability that a randomly selected employee is in favor of the retirement plan given that this employee is a male. b). Compute the conditional probability that a randomly selected employee is a female given that this employee is in favor of the retirement plan.

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Suppose 100 employees of a company were asked whether they are in favor of or
against their retirement plan. The responses are as follows.
In Favor Against
Male
Female
15
4
45
36
a). Compute the conditional probability that a randomly selected employee is in favor
of the retirement plan given that this employee is a male.
b). Compute the conditional probability that a randomly selected employee is a
female given that this employee is in favor of the retirement plan.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose 100 employees of a company were asked whether they are in favor of or against their retirement plan. The responses are as follows. In Favor Against Male Female 15 4 45 36 a). Compute the conditional probability that a randomly selected employee is in favor of the retirement plan given that this employee is a male. b). Compute the conditional probability that a randomly selected employee is a female given that this employee is in favor of the retirement plan.
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