The Analysis of Biological Data
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781936221486
Author: Michael C. Whitlock, Dolph Schluter
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 5, Problem 4PP
To determine
a.
To explain the conditional probability of a man getting lung cancer given that he smoked.
To determine
b.
To construct a tree diagram for the given conditional probability.
To determine
c.
To calculate the probability that a man smoked in 1980s and develops lung cancer.
To determine
d.
To calculate the probability that a man smoked in 1980s and develops lung cancer using the multiplication rule.
To determine
e.
To calculate the probability that a man never smoked in 1980s and never developed the lung cancer using the multiplication rule.
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