Question

Find the probability that a person is male given that the person prefers hiking near lakes and streams. Let M= male and L= prefers lakes and streams.

This is a conditional probability. What word signals that it is a conditional?

Answer 1

Regarding conditional probabilities, the keyword is always given, as a previous event is considered to have happened.

What is Conditional Probability?

Conditional probability is the probability of one event happening, considering a previous event. The formula is:

$P(B|A) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(A)}$

In which:

• P(B|A) is the probability of event B happening, given that A happened.

• $P(A \cap B)$ is the probability of both A and B happening.

• P(A) is the probability of A happening.

The previous event having happened is represented by keyword given.

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