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Elijah Foster

on Dec 01, 2024

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The table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions on raising taxes. Raising Taxes $$\begin{array}{lcc}& \text{ Favour }& \text{ Oppose }\\ \text{ NDP }& 0.08& 0.29\\ \text{ Conservative }& 0.26& 0.15\\ \text{ Other }& 0.14& 0.08\end{array}$$ Are party affiliation and position on raising taxes independent? Explain.

A) Yes; 63.4% of Conservative supporters favor raising taxes,and
63.4% of NDP supporters favour raising taxes.
B) No; P(Conservative and Favour) = 0.26;
P(NDP and Favour) = 0.08.
These are not equal
C) No; 63.4% of Conservative supporters favour raising taxes,but only 21.6% of NDP supporters favour raising taxes.
D) Yes; a voter who favours raising taxes cannot be both a Conservative supporter and an NDP supporter.
E) No; 8% of voters both favour raising taxes and are NDP supporters.