New Tax Referendum Poll
Male Female
For Referendum 16 30
Against Referendum 19 35

A survey was done to see if people are in favor of or against a new tax referendum. The results separated by gender as well are shown in the table.

Are these two events independent? Justify your answer.
A) There is no way to tell from a two way frequency table if the two events are independent.
B) No, the number of males polled and the number of females polled are different; therefore they cannot be independent.
C) No, the percentages of males who are in favor of and against the referendum are the same as the percentage of females who are in favor of and against the referendum.
D) Yes, the percentages of males who are in favor of and against the referendum are the same as the percentage of females who are in favor of and against the referendum.