Timeline for Using the Bayes Theorem?
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| Apr 22, 2013 at 4:43 | vote | accept | helloworld451 | ||
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| Apr 22, 2013 at 2:42 | comment | added | Eric Peterson | I'm not sure what you're asking. You needed to use Bayes because you were looking for a conditional probability in part (b). Bayes gives you the conditional $P(Actually Green|Witness Claims Green)$. | |
| Apr 22, 2013 at 2:30 | comment | added | helloworld451 | But then can't I just use the conditional probability instead of Bayes? I am slightly confused about which one to use sometimes. | |
| Apr 22, 2013 at 2:19 | comment | added | Eric Peterson | Keep in mind that what you're trying to find out isn't $P(Actually Green)$ but rather $P(Actually Green|Witness claims Green)$ | |
| Apr 22, 2013 at 2:15 | history | answered | Eric Peterson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |