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Company 1<br />

Choices<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

Y<br />

N<br />

N<br />

The shaded region represents the number of ways <strong>in</strong> which we can get both companies to sign<br />

on. This region is 8 x 8, which creates 64 possibilities. The total number of possibilities is simply<br />

the total number of cells <strong>in</strong> the table. S<strong>in</strong>ce the table is 10 x 10, we have100 possibilities.<br />

So,<br />

( )<br />

This is, as speculated, less than the probability that only one company signs on. Let‟s consider<br />

what we really did here:<br />

( )<br />

( )<br />

Notice that<br />

( ) ( )<br />

( ) ( )<br />

Or, <strong>in</strong> short,<br />

( ) ( ) ( )<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 91

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