Respuesta :
Answer:
P(Grade 11 | opposed) =0.4545
P(opposed | Grade 11)=0.3947
Step-by-step explanation:
The table displaying the data is given below as:
In favor Opposed Undecided Total
Grade 9 6 2 7 15
Grade 10 5 11 8 24
Grade 11 12 15 11 38
Grade 12 17 5 13 35
Total 40 33 39 112
Now we are asked to compare the conditional probability i.e. we are asked to compare P(Grade 11 | opposed) with P(opposed | Grade 11).
let A denote the event that the student is in grade 11.
and B denote the event of opposing the decision.
Then A∩B denote the event of grade 11 students who opposed.
Hence, we are asked to compare:
P(A|B) and P(B|A)
We know that:
[tex]P(A|B)=\dfrac{P(A\bigcap B)}{P(B)}\\\\and\\\\P(B|A)=\dfrac{P(A\bigcap B)}{P(A)}[/tex]
Now from the table we have:
P(A)=38/112
P(B)=33/112
P(A∩B)=15/112
Hence,
[tex]P(A|B)=\dfrac{\dfrac{15}{112}}{\dfrac{33}{112}}\\\\\\P(A|B)=\dfrac{15}{33}=0.4545[/tex]
Similarly:
[tex]P(B|A)=\dfrac{\dfrac{15}{112}}{\dfrac{38}{112}}\\\\\\P(B\A)=\dfrac{15}{38}=0.3947[/tex]
Hence,
P(Grade 11 | opposed) =0.4545
P(opposed | Grade 11)=0.3947