Part 1: Should We Convict? Probability Distribution Characteristic Probability Yellow Car 1/10 Man with Mustache 1/4 Woman with a Ponytail 1/10 Woman with Blonde Hair 1/3 White Man with Beard 3/10 Man & Woman in car 1/100 1. Assuming that the characteristics listed are independent of each other, what is the probability that a randomly selected couple has all these characteristics
Part 1: Should We Convict?
Characteristic Probability
Yellow Car 1/10
Man with Mustache 1/4
Woman with a Ponytail 1/10
Woman with Blonde Hair 1/3
White Man with Beard 3/10
Man & Woman in car 1/100
1. Assuming that the characteristics listed are independent of each other, what is the
probability that a randomly selected couple has all these characteristics? That is,
what is P("yellow car" and "man with mustache" and "woman with ponytail" and
"woman with blonde hair" and "white man with beard" and "man/woman in a
car")?
2. Would you convict the defendants based on this probability? Why?
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