The Table below is taken from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) website
Question 3
The Table below is taken from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) website http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/6105.0July%202014?OpenDocument in Employee type Excel sheet Table 6. It provides data on employment type and occupation in Australia.
Answer parts (a), (b) and (c) of the following based on the table above:
(a)What is the probability that an employee in Australia selected at random will be a Professional?
(b)What is the probability that an employee in Australia selected at random will be a Male and a Sales worker?
(c)Given that a female employee is working part-time, what is the probability that she belongs to the category of Clerical and administrative workers?
(d)Visit the ABS website (Employment type, Table 6) and determine the ratio for total persons in 2013 between Owner managers of incorporated enterprises to Owner managers of unincorporated enterprises.
Hint
concepts of probability are used here. conditional probability is given by: P(A|B) = P(AB) / P(B)
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