In a survey, 15 high school students said they could drive and 15 said they could not. Out of 60 college students surveyed, 30 said they could drive. Micah concluded that if someone is in college, that means the person is more likely to drive. Is Micah's conclusion correct? Explain

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Mallory

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20 October, 17:34

In a survey, 15 high school students said they could drive and 15 said they could not. Out of 60 college students surveyed, 30 said they could drive. Micah concluded that if someone is in college, that means the person is more likely to drive. Is Micah's conclusion correct? Explain

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Jeramiah Mckenzie · Answer 1

Wrong. You can either drive or can't. So if 15 hs students can drive and 15 can not then there are a total of 30 students being surveyed. So there's a 50% chance that they know how to drive.

When she surveyed the college students she surveyed 60, 30 of them knew how to drive. Therefore there's also a 50% chance that the college students know how to drive.

It's wrong because the percentages are both the same.