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Statistics for Data Science I · End Term · 13 Apr 2025 · January 2025 term · Set QDD3

Question 8: At a university, 60% of the students are enrolled in scie…

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At a university, 60% of the students are enrolled in science programs, while 40% are enrolled in arts programs. Among science students, 25% participate in research projects, whereas 15% of arts students participate in research project. If a student is chosen at random, what is the probability that he/she participates in a research project? Enter the answer correct to two decimal places.

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Correct answer: 0.21 (accepted within ±0.03)

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Question 8 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) End Term paper sat on 13 Apr 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD3 13 Apr 2025). It carries 3 marks.

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