Compute Conditional Probabilities
-The Managers of a Corporation Were Surveyed $\frac { 44 } { 87 }$

question 135

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 a college degree?

• A) \(\frac { 44 } { 87 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 11 } { 40 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 79 } { 160 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 79 } { 87 }\)

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which behavior is shaped by reinforcement or punishment.

Social Learning

is the process of acquiring new behaviors or knowledge through observing and imitating others, as articulated by Albert Bandura.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response.

Developmental Tests

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