Anthony surveys a group of students at his school about whether they play a sport. This table shows the results broken down by gender.
Play a sport
Total
Do not play a
sport
105
70
175
Boys
Girls
75
50
125
Total
180
120
300
Are being a girl and playing a sport Independent events? Why or why not?
O A. Yes, they are independent, because P(girl) = 0.58 and Pgirl plays
a sport) = 0.6.
O B. Yes, they are independent, because (girl) = 0.42 and girl plays
a sport) - 0.42
O c. No, they are not independent, because P(girl) = 0.42 and
P(girl plays a sport) = 0.42.
D. Yes, they are independent, because (girl) = 0.58 and P(girl plays
a sport) = 0.58