Answer to Question #191758 in Statistics and Probability for maria

Question

Monthly spending ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

20s

30s

$0.00 - $49.99

75

29

$50.00 - $99.99

91

83

$100.00 - $149.99

113

90

$150.00 - $199.99

89

128

$200.00 - $249.99

63

159

$250.00 or more

34

46

Total customers

465

535

 

Are the events “age of 20s” and “monthly spending of $250.00 or more” mutually exclusive? Explain using probabilities.

Answer 1

No. They are not mutually exclusive. This is because the probability of being

“age of 20s” and “monthly spending of $250.00 or more” is 0.034. The probability for mutually exclusive events is 0.