66% percent of a firm’s employees are men. Suppose Four of the
firm’s employees are randomly selected.
a. What is more likely, finding three men and one woman or two
men and two women?
The probabilities of finding three men and one womanPicture
and two men and two women are the same.
Finding two men and two women is more likely.
Finding three men and one woman is more likely.
b. Do you obtain the same answer as in part a if 76% of the
firm’s employees had been men?
NoPicture the probabilities of finding three men and one
womanPicture and two men and two women are the same.
YesPicture the probabilities of finding three men and one
womanPicture and two men and two women are the same.
YesPicture finding three men and one woman is more
likely.
YesPicture finding two men and two women is more likely.