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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