Question

Workers specified as actively disengaged are those who are emotionally disconnected from their work and workplace. A poll surveyed individuals who were either unemployed or who were actively disengaged in their current position. Individuals were asked to classify themselves as thriving or struggling. The poll reported that 62​% of the actively disengaged group claimed to be​ thriving, compared to 42​% of the unemployed group. Complete parts a through c below.
a. Are these percentages (probabilities) ordinary or conditional? Explain, by specifying events to which the probabilties refer
A. Ordinary, because the statement gives the probability of one independent event occurring
B. Conditional, because the statement gives the probability of one independent
C. Ordinary, because the statement gives the probability of one event occurring, given that another event
D. Conditional, because statement the statement gives the probability of one event occurring, given that another event has occurred.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Conditional, because statement the statement gives the probability of one event occurring, given that another event has occurred.

Step-by-step explanation:

Both of the probabilities provided are conditional since they represent a probability of an event occurring, given that another event has already occured.

The poll gives us that there is a 62% probability of individuals classifying themselves to be thriving, given that they are actively disengaged. It also says that there is a 42% probability of individuals classifying themselfs to be thriving, given that they are unemployed.

The "given that" expression represents the condition that an event has previously occurred, which means that the probabilities shown are Conditional.