Question

On a daily basis, our population is barraged with statistics and probabilities. According to Fairvot.org, "In recent elections, about 60% of the voting eligible population votes during presidential election years." Where did they get this number and what does it mean? Here's an example of data for US citizens aged 18-24 during the 2016 election. The totals are in the last row. Use this information to answer the following questions. 1. Find the probability that the person voted. 2. Find the probability that the voted, given their education level was "high school graduate". 3. Find the probability that the person had a bachelor's degree, given they did not vote. 4. Find the probability that the person's education level was "advanced degree." 5. Find the probability that the person had given no response or did not vote. No Voted Did Not Vote Response 12 701 3,003 156 1,666 3,850 154 853 1,565 Less than 9th grade 9th to 12th grade, no diploma High school graduate Some college or associate degree Bachelor's degree Advanced degree Total 3,776 665 1,997 539 5,880 1,849 114 11,560 58 10,171 5,182

Answer 1

11560 11560 1) P(voted) = 11560 + 10171+ 51 10171 +5182269130.4295

2)P(voted High School) = 3003 3003 + 3850 + 1565 3003 1001 8418 = 2906 0.3567

665 95 3)P(Bachlor's not vote) = = 10171 = 1 1453 0.0654

82 4)P(advanced degree) = 114 +58 + 74 26913 0.0091 8971

15353 5182 + 10171 5) P(no response or didn't vote) = - 26913 * 26913 → 0.5705

I have rounded answers to 4 decimal places also. So,either use fraction form or rounded answer as per requirement.

Please comment if any doubt. Thank you.