At the University of Doubtful Insight, a committee was being struck to study the problems of sexual harassment on campus. The committee, as named by the President of the University, was composed of eight men, all married. Forty members of the faculty at the U of DI are women, half of whom are married. Two-thirds of the 120 male faculty are married. The president claimed to have randomly selected the members for the committee. If selection were truly random, what would be the likely composition of the committee of eight people?
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer:
We would expect one married woman, one unmarried woman, four married men, and two unmarried men.
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