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if p(a) = 0.1 , p(b) = 0.1, p(b|a) = 0.8 [and p(a|b) = 0.8] and p(a or b) = 0.12

what is p(a and b)

2006-11-15 23:47:53 · 3 answers · asked by baz 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

3 answers

Do you know if a and b are dependent?

Dependent answer:
p(a∩b) = p(a) * p(b|a) = 0.1 * 0.8 = 0.08

Independent answer:
p(a∩b) = p(a) * p(b) = 0.1 * 0.1 = 0.01

2006-11-16 00:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by bayou64 4 · 0 1

There's no need for an "independent" answer. They aren't. If they were then we'd have p(a|b)=p(a) which isn't the case.

So p(a and b) = p(a)p(b|a) = 0.08.

2006-11-16 09:00:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

P(a and b) = p(a or b) - p(a) = 0.02

2006-11-16 09:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0 2

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