Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    nameuva-conditional-probability-602-en
    sectionProbability/Elementary Probability/Conditional probability
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeCalculation
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty2
    p-value0.5905

    Question

    If X and Y are mutually independent stochastic variables with P(X = 1) = 0.4 and P(Y = 3) = 0.1 then the conditional probability P(X = 1 | Y = 3) is equal to


    1. FALSE: 0.3
    2. FALSE: 0.04
    3. TRUE: 0.4
    4. FALSE: 0.5

    1. 0.3: Incorrect
    2. 0.04: Incorrect
    3. 0.4: Correct
    4. 0.5: Incorrect