Employees of a local university have been classified according to gender and job type. Are gender and type of job statistically independent?
A) Yes
B) No

Question

Employees of a local university have been classified according to gender and job type.  Are gender and type of job statistically independent?
A) Yes 
B) No

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

No, gender is not independent of type of job.
Select a category of gender (male) and a category of job status (faculty), if the two are independent of each other, then:
P(M) = P(M | FA)
Since P(M) == 0.667
and P(M | FA) == 0.9167
0.667 ≠ 0.9167

Employees of a Local University Have Been Classified According to Gender