Question

a may 2011 gallup poll found that many americans believe in ghosts and other super. the poll was based on telephone responses from randomly selected adults. the table people who expressed belief in various phenomena. using the results of the survey, complete the probability distribution table. please show decimals to 2 decimal places.

phenomenon	frequency	probability
esp	294
ghosts	355
astrology	263
channeling	278

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total frequency

$355 + 294+355 + 263+278=1545$

Step2: Calculate probability for Psychic Healing

$P(\text{Psychic Healing})=\frac{355}{1545}\approx 0.23$

Step3: Calculate probability for ESP

$P(\text{ESP})=\frac{294}{1545}\approx 0.19$

Step4: Calculate probability for Ghosts

$P(\text{Ghosts})=\frac{355}{1545}\approx 0.23$

Step5: Calculate probability for Astrology

$P(\text{Astrology})=\frac{263}{1545}\approx 0.17$

Step6: Calculate probability for Channeling

$P(\text{Channeling})=\frac{278}{1545}\approx 0.18$

Answer:

Phenomenon	Frequency	Probability
ESP	294	0.19
Ghosts	355	0.23
Astrology	263	0.17
Channeling	278	0.18