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Statistics for Data Science I · Quiz 2 · 23 Nov 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 6: The probability that a person likes tea is 0.6 and a pers…

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The probability that a person likes tea is 0.6 and a person likes coffee is 0.5. Assume that liking tea and liking coffee are independent events. Find the probability that a randomly selected person likes exactly one of tea or coffee. Enter the answer correct to one decimal place.

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Correct answer: 0.5

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Question 6 of 15 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 23 Nov 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 23 Nov 2025 NEW). It carries 2 marks.

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