In: Statistics and Probability
Discuss the concept of conditional probability and in what situations it would best be used. Do your best to cite examples from your own experiences at work or home.
conditional probability:
example:
In a group of 100 sports car buyers, 40 bought alarm systems, 30 purchased bucket seats, and 20 purchased an alarm system and bucket seats. If a car buyer chosen at random bought an alarm system, what is the probability they also bought bucket seats?
solution:
Figure out P(A). It’s given in the question as 40%,
=40*(a/100)
= 0.4.
Figure out P(A∩B). This is the intersection of A and B: both happening together. It’s given in the question 20 out of 100 buyers, or 0.2.
Step 3: Insert your answers into the formula:
P(B|A) = P(A∩B) / P(A)
= 0.2 / 0.4
= 0.5.
The probability that a buyer bought bucket seats, given that they purchased an alarm system, is 50%.