Given a survivor of the Titanic is a man, what is the probability, round to the nearest whole percent, the survivor was a second class passenger based on the data?
Saved | Lost | ||
First Class |
Men | 57 | 116 |
Women | 140 | 4 | |
Children | 6 | 1 | |
Second Class | Men | 14 | 135 |
Women | 80 | 24 | |
Children | 24 | 0 | |
Third Class |
Men | 72 | 385 |
Women | 74 | 88 | |
Children | 32 | 57 | |
Crew & Employees | Women | 20 | 0 |
Men | 192 | 685 |
from above:
Saved | Lost | total | ||
First | Men | 57 | 116 | 173 |
Class | Women | 140 | 4 | 144 |
Children | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
Second Class | Men | 14 | 135 | 149 |
Women | 80 | 24 | 104 | |
Children | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
Third | Men | 72 | 385 | 457 |
Class | Women | 74 | 88 | 162 |
Children | 32 | 57 | 89 | |
Crew & Employees | Women | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Men | 192 | 685 | 877 | |
total | 711 | 1495 | 2206 |
the survivor was a second class passenger given survivor of the Titanic is a man =14*100/(57+14+72+192)=4.1791% ~ 4 %
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