Step by Step Bayes Theorem In an imagined survey of voters, you found 55 % of the voters were Democrats and the rest we...
In a given county, records show that of the registered voters, 45% are Democrats, 40% are Republicans, and 15% are Independents. In an election, 70% of the Democrats, 30% of the Republicans, and 90% of the Independents voted in favor of a parks and recreation bond proposal. If a registered voter chosen at random is found to have voted in favor of the bond, what is the probability that the voter is a Republican? An Independent? A Democrat? The probability...
In a given county, records show that of the registered voters, 45% are Democrats, 35% are Republicans, and 20% are Independents. In an election, 80% of the Democrats, 40 % of the Republicans, and 80% of the Independents voted in favor of a parks and recreation bond proposal. If a registered voter chosen at random is found to have voted in favor of the bond, what is the probability that the voter is a Republican? An Independent? A Democrat?
In an election, there was a male and a female candidate and voters were either Democrats or non-Democrats. 90% (.90) of the voters were Democrats, and 10% (.10) were non-Democrats. 20% (.20) of the Democrats voted for the female candidate. 45% (.45) of the non-Democrats voted for the female candidate. You know that someone voted for the female candidate, and you are trying to figure out if they are a Democrat. A. Which number in the problem is P(Democrat)? B....