A website reports that 70% of its users are from outside a certain country, and 60% of its users log on the website every day. Suppose that for its users from inside the country, that 80% of them log on every day. What is the probability that a person is from the country given that he logs on the website every day? Has the probability that he is from the country increased or decreased with the additional information?

A website reports that 70% of its users are from outside a certain country, and 60% of its users log on the website every day. Suppose that for its users from inside the country, that 80% of them log on every day. What is the probability that a person is from the country given that he logs on the website every day? Has the probability that he is from the country increased or decreased with the additional information?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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