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Lecture 17 conditional probability

Lecture 17 conditional probability. Example : SARS Sample space, basic outcome, and event Basic rule A and B ( in both A and B) , A or B (in either A or B or both) Conditional probability of B given A =P{B|A}= P{A and B}/P{A} Probability of death for China

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Lecture 17 conditional probability

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  1. Lecture 17 conditional probability • Example : SARS • Sample space, basic outcome, and event • Basic rule • A and B ( in both A and B) , A or B (in either A or B or both) • Conditional probability of B given A • =P{B|A}= P{A and B}/P{A} • Probability of death for China • Given a SARS death case, what is the probability that the case is from China?

  2. Class enrollment : by year and by major • Year : freshman, sophomore, junior, senior • Major, life science, social science, math science,

  3. Class enrollment : by year and by major • Year : freshman, sophomore, junior, senior • Major, life science, social science, math science, • A=freshman, B=life science • A and B = life science freshman • P(A)=30%, P(B)=35%, P(A and B)=25% • Find P(non-life science freshman) • Randomly select a student. It turns out that he/she is not • a freshman. What is the probability that he/she majors in • life science?

  4. Prisoner’s dilemma • Three prisoners , A, B, C are in jail. One of them is to be executed and the other two will be set free. Prisoner A asked the guard : one of my partners B or C will be set free. Could you please tell me which one of them will be set free? • Guard thought a while and told A : If I do not tell you, then your chance of death is 1/3. But if I tell you, then there are only two left and you are one of them to be killed. Your chance of death will be 1/2. Do you really want to increase your chance of death ?

  5. Drawers A and B • A has a good coin and a fake coin • B has two good coins and a fake coin • Open a drawer and pick a coin. • Chance of getting fake one. • Given the fake one is selected, what is the chance that it came from drawer A?

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