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Questions › JNU › JNU SSS 2012 › Q29
1 mark, −0.25Statistics › Probability and Bayes' theorem › Geometric probability and probability paradoxesModerateabout 1 min

JNU SSS 2012 Question 29: Probability and Bayes' theorem

Linda is 31, single, outspoken, and very bright. She studied Philosophy in college. As a student, she was deeply concerned with discrimination and other social issues, and participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations. Consider the following two situations : (i) Linda is a bank teller. (ii) Linda is a bank teller and active in the feminist movement. Which of the following claims must be correct?

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This question is on Geometric probability and probability paradoxes, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.

Probabilities defined by length or area, and cases where intuition fails.

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