Conditional probability      conditional probability    use a two-way table     doctor specialties                Pathology     Pediatrics      Psychiatry Male        2175                 850             1325         4350 Female    2325               1850             475           4650                              4500               2700            1800          9000     Find each of the following conditional probabilities   a) P(Pathology | Male)   b) P(Female | Psychiatry)   c) are Pathology and Male depdenent or independent?  Explain why.

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Conditional probability 

 

 

conditional probability 

 

use a two-way table

 

 

doctor specialties

 

             Pathology     Pediatrics      Psychiatry

Male        2175                 850             1325         4350

Female    2325               1850             475           4650             

                4500               2700            1800          9000  

 

Find each of the following conditional probabilities

 

a) P(Pathology | Male)

 

b) P(Female | Psychiatry)

 

c) are Pathology and Male depdenent or independent?  Explain why.

 

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