a sample of 273 people is surveyed. the peopl...
a sample of 273 people is surveyed. the people are classified according to political affiliation (\democrat\, \republican\, or \independent\). they are also classified according to opinion on a bill (\in favor of\, \opposed to\, or \indifferent to\). the results are given in the contingency table below.\n| |in favor of|opposed to|indifferent to|\n|--|--|--|--|\n|democrat|50|36|21|\n|republican|23|31|27|\n|independent|27|27|31|\namong the respondents who are indifferent toward the bill, what is the relative frequency of democrats?\nround your answer to two decimal places.
Answer
# Explanation:
## Step1: Find total number of indifferent respondents
Add the number of indifferent respondents for each political - affiliation: $21 + 27+31=79$.
## Step2: Find number of indifferent Democrats
The number of indifferent Democrats is 21.
## Step3: Calculate relative frequency
The relative frequency of Democrats among indifferent respondents is $\frac{\text{Number of indifferent Democrats}}{\text{Total number of indifferent respondents}}=\frac{21}{79}$.
# Answer:
$0.27$