Compute Conditional Probabilities
-The Managers of a Corporation Were Surveyed $\frac { 8 } { 87 }$

question 108

Multiple Choice

Compute Conditional Probabilities
-The managers of a corporation were surveyed to determine the background that leads to a successful manager. Each manager was rated as being either a good, fair, or poor manager by his/her boss. The manager's educational background was also noted. The data appear below. Given that a manager is only a fair manager, what is the probability that this manager has no college background?
Educational Background

• A) \(\frac { 8 } { 87 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 8 } { 17 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 20 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 3 } { 5 }\)

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