2-23 Ace Machine Works estimates that the probability its lathe tool is properly adjusted is 0.8. When the lathe is properly adjusted, there is a 0.9 probability that the parts produced pass inspection. If the lathe is out of adjustment, however, the probability of a good part being produced is only 0.2. A part randomly chosen is inspected and found to be acceptable. At this point, what is the posterior probability that the lathe tool is properly adjusted?

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Answer:

The posterior probability that the lathe tool is properly adjusted is 94.7%

Step-by-step explanation:

This can be formulated as the following problem:

What is the probability of B happening, knowing that A has happened.

It can be calculated by the following formula

[tex]P = \frac{P(B).P(A/B)}{P(A)}[/tex]

Where P(B) is the probability of B happening, P(A/B) is the probability of A happening knowing that B happened and P(A) is the probability of A happening.

In your problem we have that:

-A is the probability that the part chosen is found to be acceptable.

The problem states that the probability its lathe tool is properly adjusted is 0.8. When it happens, there is a 0.9 probability that the parts produced pass inspection. There is also a 0.2 probability of  the lathe is out of adjustment, when it happens  the probability of a good part being produced is only 0.2.

So, P(A) = P1 + P2 = 0.8*0.9 + 0.2*0.2 = 0.72 + 0.04 = 0.76

Where P1 is the probability of a good part being produced when lathe tool is properly adjusted and P2 is the probability of a good part being produced when lathe tool is not properly adjusted.

- P(B) is the the probability its lathe tool is properly adjusted. The problem states that P(B) = 0.8

P(A/B) is the probability of A happening given that B has happened. We have that A is the probability that the part chosen is found to be acceptable and B is the probability its lathe tool is properly adjusted. The problem states that when the lathe is properly adjusted, there is a 0.9 probability that the parts produced pass inspection. So P(A/B) = 0.9

So, probability of B happening, knowing that A has happened, where B is the lathe tool is properly adjusted and A is that the part randomly chosen is inspected and found to be acceptable is:

[tex]P = \frac{P(B).P(A/B)}{P(A)} = \frac{0.8*0.9}{0.76} = \frac{0.72}{0.76} = 0.947 = 94.7%[/tex]

The posterior probability that the lathe tool is properly adjusted is 94.7%