Respuesta :
Answer:
0.1729 = 17.29% probability that a randomly chosen mathematics degree was a master's degree given that it was awarded to a woman
Step-by-step explanation:
Bayes Theorem:
Two events, A and B.
[tex]P(B|A) = \frac{P(B)*P(A|B)}{P(A)}[/tex]
In which P(B|A) is the probability of B happening when A has happened and P(A|B) is the probability of A happening when B has happened.
In this question:
Event A: Given to a woman.
Event B: Masters degree.
21% were master’s degrees
This means that [tex]P(B) = 0.21[/tex]
Women earned 40% of masters
This means that [tex]P(A|B) = 0.4[/tex]
Probability of the degree being given to a women:
52% of 76%, 40% of 21% and 22% of 3%. So
[tex]P(A) = 0.52*0.76 + 0.4*0.21 + 0.22*0.03 = 0.4858[/tex]
What is the probability that a randomly chosen mathematics degree was a master's degree given that it was awarded to a woman?
[tex]P(B|A) = \frac{0.21*0.4}{0.4858} = 0.1729[/tex]
0.1729 = 17.29% probability that a randomly chosen mathematics degree was a master's degree given that it was awarded to a woman
