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Pleas and Sentences Use the same data given in Exercise.a.
Chapter 4, Problem 8E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 8E
Pleas and Sentences Use the same data given in Exercise.
a. If one of the study subjects is randomly selected, find the probability of getting someone who was sent to prison.
b. If a study subject is randomly selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability that this person was sent to prison.
Exercise
Pleas and Sentences In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 45% of the subjects studied were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 40% chose to plead guilty. Among those not sent to prison, 55% chose to plead guilty.
a. If one of the study subjects is randomly selected, find the probability of getting someone who was not sent to prison.
b. If a study subject is randomly selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability that this person was not sent to prison.
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 8E
Pleas and Sentences Use the same data given in Exercise.
a. If one of the study subjects is randomly selected, find the probability of getting someone who was sent to prison.
b. If a study subject is randomly selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability that this person was sent to prison.
Exercise
Pleas and Sentences In a study of pleas and prison sentences, it is found that 45% of the subjects studied were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison, 40% chose to plead guilty. Among those not sent to prison, 55% chose to plead guilty.
a. If one of the study subjects is randomly selected, find the probability of getting someone who was not sent to prison.
b. If a study subject is randomly selected and it is then found that the subject entered a guilty plea, find the probability that this person was not sent to prison.
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