GATE DA 2024 Q58: P(T | S) by Bayes' theorem
- Probability and Statistics
- 2 marks
- NAT
- No negative marking
Question
Consider two events and . Let denote the complement of the event . The probability associated with different events are given as follows:
Then, is ______ (rounded off to two decimal places).
Try it: numerical answer: type the value
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Answer: 0.25 (official GATE 2024 final answer key)
Concept used: Bayes' theorem with the law of total probability.
First step: , and .
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Source: official GATE 2024 DA question paper and final answer key, organised by IISc Bangalore. Question paper · Answer key
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