Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)
Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305627734
Author: Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 4P

Suppose that we have two events, A and B, with P(A) = 0.50, P(B) = 0.60, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.40.

  1. a. Find P(A | B).
  2. b. Find P(B | A).
  3. c. Are A and B independent? Why or why not?
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