The Table Shows the Political Affiliation of Voters in One

The table shows the political affiliation of voters in one city and their positions on raising taxes. Raising Taxes $$\begin{array} { l | c | c } & \text { Favour } & \text { Oppose } \\\hline \text { NDP } & 0.08 & 0.29 \\\text { Conservative } & 0.26 & 0.15 \\\text { Other } & 0.14 & 0.08\end{array}$$ Are party affiliation and position on raising taxes independent? Explain.

A) Yes; 63.4% of Conservative supporters favor raising taxes,and
63.4% of NDP supporters favour raising taxes.
B) No; P(Conservative and Favour) = 0.26;
P(NDP and Favour) = 0.08.
These are not equal
C) No; 63.4% of Conservative supporters favour raising taxes,but only 21.6% of NDP supporters favour raising taxes.
D) Yes; a voter who favours raising taxes cannot be both a Conservative supporter and an NDP supporter.
E) No; 8% of voters both favour raising taxes and are NDP supporters.