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Let D be the event that a randomly chosen person has seen a dermatologist. Let S be the event that a randomly chosen person has had surgery for skin cancer. Identify the answer which expresses the following with correct notation: The probability that a randomly chosen person has had surgery for skin cancer, given that the person has seen a dermatologist.Select the correct answer below:A. P(D|S)B. P(D AND S)C. P(S) AND P(D)D. P(S|D)

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Given:

D be the event that a randomly chosen person has seen a dermatologist.

S be the event that a randomly chosen person has had surgery for skin cancer.

To find:

The correct notation for the probability that a randomly chosen person has had surgery for skin cancer, given that the person has seen a dermatologist.

Solution:

Conditional probability: Probability of A given B is:


P(A|B)=(P(A\cap B))/(P(B))

Let D be the event that a randomly chosen person has seen a dermatologist.

Let S be the event that a randomly chosen person has had surgery for skin cancer.

Using the conditional probability, the correct notation for the probability that a randomly chosen person has had surgery for skin cancer, given that the person has seen a dermatologist is P(S|D).

Therefore, the correct option is D.

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