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a)
To determine: Probability of correctly identifying an individual if the three pieces of information each have 75% chance of being correct.
b)
To determine: Probability of correctly identifying an individual if the date of birth is 99% correct, the profession is 50% correct, and the place of birth is 70% correct.
c)
To determine: Probability of correctly identifying an individual if the date of birth is found in two publications, each with a 60% chance of being correct, the profession is from an association
membership with an 80% accuracy, and the place of birth is self-reported on one site with a 50% chance of veracity and confirmed by a tabloid with a 40% reliability.
d)
To determine: Which of the scenarios above has the highest reliability?
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