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Let S be the educational attainment of individuals in a town,with values S=0 for less than high school and S=1 for high schoolor above. Also, let Y be their individual annual income with valuesY=0 for less than $20,000, Y=1 for between $20,000 and $40,000, andY=2 for above $40,000. Consider now the following jointprobabilities:

SYY=0 (less than $20K)Y=1 ($20K-$40K)Y=2 (more than $40K)
S=0 (Less than HS)0.050.030.01
S=1 (HS or more)0.220.360.33

A) Determine the expected value (mean) of the conditionalexpected level of educational attainment (given the various levelsof individual annual income).

B) Determine the expected level of educational attainment.

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ASYY0Y1Y2TotalS 0005003001009S 1022036033091Total0270390341PY0 total under Y0 027PY1 total under Y1 039PY2 total under Y2 034Expected value formula in common is We have to find the conditional expected level of educationalattainment given Y 0 Y1 Y 2First    See Answer
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