Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Probability - 4-5 Multiplication Rule: Complements and Conditional Probability - Page 172: 4

Answer

Not equal.

Work Step by Step

$P(A|B)\ne P(B|A)$ e.g. the probability of having newborn dogs if having a male and a female dog is not equal to having a male and a female dog if having newborn dogs.
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