Posterior probability
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Using the following information about the accuracy of a market research firm:
Probability of a favorable study given a favorable market = 0.7
Probability of an unfavorable study given a favorable market = 0.3
Probability of a favorable study given an unfavorable market = 0.05
Probability of an unfavorable study given an unfavorable market = 0.95
If there is a 0.60 prior probability of a favorable market, find the following possibilities:
a. the probability of a favorable market given a favorable study.
b. the probability of an unfavorable market given an unfavorable study.
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Using the following information about the accuracy of a market research firm:
Probability of a favorable study given a favorable market = 0.7
Probability of an unfavorable study given a favorable market = 0.3
Probability of a favorable study given an unfavorable market = 0.05
Probability of an unfavorable study given an unfavorable market = 0.95
If there is a 0.60 prior probability of a favorable market, find the following possibilities:
Prior probability of a favorable market= 0.6 (given)
Therefore prior probability of an unfavorable market= 0.4 = 1 - 0.6
( As probability of favorable market + probability of unfavorable market = 1)
This is because there are only two possibilities - favorable and unfavorable market and one of them must exist
Probability of ( A & B happening together) = Probability of A x Probability of B given A
a. the probability of a favorable ...
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