can some maths genius tell me the difference between A being three times MORE likely than B and A being three times AS likely as B? (Yes, I'm stuck on statistics homework...) Thanks.
2006-10-07 06:47:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
there is no difference
2006-10-07 06:49:50 · answer #1 · answered by tezzadaman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probability of A is three times more likely than B.
is
Prob of A > 3x that of B
or
Probability of A is three times as likely than B.
is
Prob of A = 3x that of B
English is a tough language.!!
james is right.
its been twenty years!
2006-10-07 13:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by WhoKnows?1995 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 3 times AS likely than B- 3A : B
A 3 times MORE likely than B - 4A : B
2006-10-07 13:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by Walter W. Krijthe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A is 3 times as likely as B means P(A)=3P(B).
A is 3 times more likely than B: P(A)-P(B)=3P(B), so P(A)=4P(B).
2006-10-07 13:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by James L 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i dont understand anything
2006-10-07 14:00:12 · answer #5 · answered by merna12101983 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋