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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is P(apartment I x) ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

P(apartment I x) = probability of picking an apartment given x so this means you know you've chosen x and you can ignore the other branches y and z

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

does that make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 0.60 x 0.20?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no that's if you wanted to find P(x AND apartment)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you know you've chosen x, so this is what you're entire sample space |dw:1363231957605:dw|

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

nothing else exists but that

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ie, there are no other possibilities

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.6 x 0.4= .24 would that be it

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no, it's just 0.6

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the chances of picking an apartment is 0.6 given you know 100% you've chosen path X

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, thats easy

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yeah it's not too bad, you just have to know what P(apartment I x) really means and know how to translate it

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