A group of people were given a personality test to determine if they were Type A or Type B. The results are shown in the table below. Male Female Type A 55 75 Type B 48 22 Compare P(Male | Type B) with P(Male or Type B). P(Male | Type B) P(Male or Type B) P(Male | Type B)

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A group of people were given a personality test to determine if they were Type A or Type B. The results are shown in the table below.  

 	        Male	     Female
Type A	55	             75
Type B	48	             22

Compare P(Male | Type B) with P(Male or Type B).
 P(Male | Type B)> P(Male or Type B)

 P(Male | Type B)< P(Male or Type B)

 P(Male | Type B) = P(Male or Type B)

 There is not enough information.

anonymous · Answer

@phi

phi · Answer

can you figure out P(Male or Type B) ?

anonymous · Answer

.62?

phi · Answer

I got 0.625

anonymous · Answer

me to. I took the first two numbers out of habit. My bad

phi · Answer

next, what is P(male | type B)

P(male and B)/P(B)

anonymous · Answer

.515

phi · Answer

how did you get that ?

anonymous · Answer

I added the total number of people then took the sum of male type b people and divided it from the total.

anonymous · Answer

@scburchell11 @phi I am on this question now. Could you explain to me how I could do it?