On graduation day at a large university, one graduate is

Chapter 2, Problem 5E

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On graduation day at a large university, one graduate is selected at random. Let A represent the event that the student is an engineering major, and let B represent the event that the student took a calculus course in college. Which probability is greater, \(P(A|B)\) or \(P(B|A)\)? Explain.

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P(A|B)

P(B|A)

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QUESTION:

On graduation day at a large university, one graduate is selected at random. Let A represent the event that the student is an engineering major, and let B represent the event that the student took a calculus course in college. Which probability is greater, \(P(A|B)\) or \(P(B|A)\)? Explain.

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P(A|B)

P(B|A)

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          Given that, on graduation day at a large university, one graduate is selected at random.

      Let A represent a student is an engineering major.

      Let B represent a student took a calculus course.


 

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