2. (0,35*0.07)=0.0245
3. (0,12*0,65)+(0,35*0,07)=0.1025
A person is selected at random from a population that has the following characteristics:
65% of the people are men; the others are women
12% of the men are smokers
7% of the women are smokers
1. Find the chance that the selected person is a non-smoker, given that the person is a man.
(Decimal answer, please, correct to four decimal places.)
2. Find the chance that the selected person is a woman who smokes.
3. Find the chance that the selected person is a smoker.
4. Given that the selected person is a smoker, what is the chance that the person is a woman?
5. Find the chance that the selected person is a man or a non-smoker.
6 answers
1. .65 * (1-.12) = ?
2, 3. Right!
4. .07 * .35 = ?
Either-or probabilities are found by adding the individual probabilities.
5. .65 + (.88*.65)(.93 *.35) = ?
2, 3. Right!
4. .07 * .35 = ?
Either-or probabilities are found by adding the individual probabilities.
5. .65 + (.88*.65)(.93 *.35) = ?
Dear PsyDAG, sorry, but 1 and 4 and 5 are incorrect, did you tried the answers and fond that they are correct?
4. P=(0.07*0.35)/(0.12*.65)+(0.07*0.35)=0.2390 this is the correct
A person is selected at random from a population that has the following characteristics:
65% of the people are men; the others are women
12% of the men are smokers
7% of the women are smokers
1. Find the chance that the selected person is a non-smoker, given that the person is a man.
65% of the people are men; the others are women
12% of the men are smokers
7% of the women are smokers
1. Find the chance that the selected person is a non-smoker, given that the person is a man.
You know Amman, you could always try to answer these yourself. Does the certificate mean so much to you? I think it's funny. Cheating to get a worthless bit of paper. More fool you and those who help you.
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