A survey was done asking how many students on campus enjoy c
A survey was done asking how many students on campus enjoy cardio and lifting weights. The survey found that 60% enjoyed lifting weights, 37% enjoy doing cardio, and 18% enjoy doing both.
1. What percentage of students do NOT enjoy lifting weights NOR enjoy doing cardio?
2. Are C and D mutually exclusive events? Why or why not?
3. Are the two events, C and D, independent? Explain, using probabilities.
4. If we know someone enjoys doing cardio, what is the probability they also enjoy lifting weights?
Solution
1.) P(neither) = P((C u D)\') = 1 - P(C u D) = 1 - [P(C) + P(D) - P(C n D)]
= 1 - [0.6+0.37-0.18]
= 1 - 0.79
= 0.21
2.) Since P(C n D) = 0.18 , which is non zero, C and D are not mutually exclusive events
3.) P(C n D) = 0.18
P(C)*P(D) = 0.6*0.37 = 0.222
Since P(C n D) is not equal to P(C)*P(D), C and D are not independent events
4.) P(C|D) = P(C n D)/P(D) = 0.18/0.37 = 0.4865
