Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Probability - Review - Review Exercises - Page 187: 2

Answer

$0.41004$

Work Step by Step

We know that $probability=\frac{number \ of \ good \ outcomes}{number\ of\ all\ outcomes}$, therefore $P(prison|guilty)=\frac{392}{392+564}=\frac{392}{956}\approx0.41004$.
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