Please Investigate Question #4 on this Exam
Hey Team,
Thanks for your hard work on this class. I really appreciate it. I've been working to understand how the instructor arrived at this answer, and I just don't get it. I've done the calculations by hand, and they don't add up to what he shows in the answer.
I get these values for S1, S2, and S3 respectively:
0.036, 0.286, 0.071
Can you please double check his steps here and ensure he did this properly and explain it to me if so.
Here is an error, as far as I can see. He says that S2 must be 4 TIMES more likely than S1.
But let's look at the total probability of S2: 0.2 * 2 = 0.4.
Now, total probability of S1: 0.05 * 4 = 0.2.
Is 0.4 actually 4 times 0.2?
0.4/ 0.2 = 2. So it's only twice more likely, not 4 times more likely. If I have messed up this logic, what did I do wrong? Thanks!


Thanks for your hard work on this class. I really appreciate it. I've been working to understand how the instructor arrived at this answer, and I just don't get it. I've done the calculations by hand, and they don't add up to what he shows in the answer.
I get these values for S1, S2, and S3 respectively:
0.036, 0.286, 0.071
Can you please double check his steps here and ensure he did this properly and explain it to me if so.
Here is an error, as far as I can see. He says that S2 must be 4 TIMES more likely than S1.
But let's look at the total probability of S2: 0.2 * 2 = 0.4.
Now, total probability of S1: 0.05 * 4 = 0.2.
Is 0.4 actually 4 times 0.2?
0.4/ 0.2 = 2. So it's only twice more likely, not 4 times more likely. If I have messed up this logic, what did I do wrong? Thanks!
2 answers ( 0 marked as helpful)
Hey Justin,
Thanks so much! We checked internally and realized there's an issue with this question. Thanks for pointing it out! Appreciate it.
Best,
Ned
Thanks so much! We checked internally and realized there's an issue with this question. Thanks for pointing it out! Appreciate it.
Best,
Ned
Thanks so much for fixing it, Ned!
-Justin
-Justin