USA Today reported on the impact of Generation Y on the workforce. The workforce is comprised of (1) Silent generation (born before 1946), 7.5%; (2) Baby boomers (1946-1964), 42%; (3) Generation X (1965-1976), 29.5%; and (4) Generation Y (1977-1989), 21%. Ways of communication are changing. Randstad Holding, an international supplier of services to businesses and institutions, examined the different methods of communication preferred by the different elements of the workforce. The file entitled Communication contains sample data comparable to those found in this study.
a. Construct a frequency distribution for each of the generations. Use the communication categories (1) Gp Meeting, (2) Face-to-Face, (3) e-mail, and (4) Other.
b. Calculate the probability that a randomly chosen member of the workforce prefers communicating face-to-face.
c. Given that an individual in the workforce prefers to communicate face-to-face, determine the generation of which the individual is most likely a member.