According to a recent survey of adults, 38% say the almond is their favorite nut. The adults were also asked where they lived. Of the 19% of those who responded that they live in California, 40% chose the almond as their favorite nut.
Is liking almonds independent of residency?

Assume that there is a 11% rate of disk drive failure in a year. a. if all your computer data is stored on a hard disk drive with a copy stored on a second hard disk drive, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive? b. if copies of all your computer data are stored on four independent hard disk drives, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive?