Question

Students at a local university have the option of taking freshman seminars during their first year in college. A survey of the freshmen revealed the following: Among the social science majors, 50% chose to take a freshman seminar; among the humanities majors, 65% chose to take a freshman seminar; and among the physical science majors, it was 30% . Freshmen make up 32% of undergraduates. The probability of taking a freshman seminar, if a student is a science major, is:

Answer 1

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the probability of taking a freshman seminar, if a student is a science major, is:

a) a total probability.

b) a conditional probability.

c) a complete probability.

d) a joint probability.

Answer:

B. Conditional probability

Explanation:

In this given question, what we ant to do is to find the probability thst a student who is a science major is taking a freshman seminar. This clearly a case of conditional probability.

In a conditional probability, we are trying to find out the probability of an event occurring given that another event has already occurred. since the student is a science major, the probability of the student taking a freshman seminar is to be determined.