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The Table Shows the Political Affiliation of Voters in One

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The table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions on raising taxes.
Raising Taxes The table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions on raising taxes. Raising Taxes   Are party affiliation and position on raising taxes independent? Explain. A) Yes; 62.5% of Conservative supporters favor raising taxes and 62.5% of NDP supporters favour raising taxes. B) No; P(Conservative and Favour) = 0.25 P(NDP and Favour) = 0.11 These are not equal C) No;62.5% of Conservative supporters favour raising taxes,but only 29.7% 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;11% of voters both favour raising taxes and are NDP supporters.
Are party affiliation and position on raising taxes independent? Explain.


A) Yes;
62.5% of Conservative supporters favor raising taxes and
62.5% of NDP supporters favour raising taxes.
B) No;
P(Conservative and Favour) = 0.25
P(NDP and Favour) = 0.11
These are not equal
C) No;62.5% of Conservative supporters favour raising taxes,but only 29.7% 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;11% of voters both favour raising taxes and are NDP supporters.

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