In 2013, there were many new studies published by psychology and neuroscience re

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In 2013, there were many new studies published by psychology and neuroscience researchers on the science of happiness, meaning, and purpose. In one of those studies, a random sample of adults in northern California was asked what they felt was the most important goal for them in life: to be happy, to live a meaningful life, or to know and pursue their life's purpose. Results are presented in the following table. Men Women To be happy 192 590 To live a meaningful (but not necessarily happy) life 64 90 To know and pursue your purpose 188 80 The data are going to be summarized by the researchers computing the conditional distributions of personal goals for men and women. For what proportion of women is it most important to be happy?

0.432

0.754

0.776

0.222

Explanation / Answer

The proportion of women it is most important to be happy is:

590/(590+192)

=0.754

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