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1.68 Raise Taxes: A random sample of registered voters nationally were asked whether they think it's better to raise taxes on the rich or raise taxes on the poor. The survey also collected information on the political party affiliation of the respondents. Based on the mosaic plot shown below, do views on raising taxes and political affiliation appear to be independent? Explain your reasoning.

Views on raising taxes and political affiliation appear to be:

dependent
independent

Explain your reasoning:

From the mosaic plot, it looks as though a larger proportion of Democrats think it is better to raise taxes on the rich
There are more Independents and Republicans than Democrats included in the random sample

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