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An important component of your desktop or laptop personal computer (PC) is a mic

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Question

An important component of your desktop or laptop personal computer (PC) is a microchip. The table gives the proportions of microchips that a certain PC manufacturer purchases from seven suppliers.

Supplier

Proportion purchased from Supplier

Proportion of defective microchips produced by the supplier

S1

0.15

0.001

S2

0.05

0.0003

S3

0.1

0.0007

S4

0.2

0.006

S5

0.12

0.0002

S6

0.2

0.0002

S7

0.18

0.001



It is known that the proportions of defective microchips produced by the seven suppliers and is supplied in the table as well. IF a single PC microchip failure is observed, which supplier is most likely responsible?

Enter the Supplier (number between 1 and 7) ______
Probability that given the failure is observed, the chip was from the supplier entered above. ______

Supplier

Proportion purchased from Supplier

Proportion of defective microchips produced by the supplier

S1

0.15

0.001

S2

0.05

0.0003

S3

0.1

0.0007

S4

0.2

0.006

S5

0.12

0.0002

S6

0.2

0.0002

S7

0.18

0.001

Explanation / Answer

Ans:  IF a single PC microchip failure is observed, supplier 2 is most likely responsible.

Supplier Proportion purchased from Supplier (A) Proportion of defective microchips produced by the supplier (B) A*B S1 0.15 0.001 0.00015 S2 0.05 0.0003 0.000015 S3 0.1 0.0007 0.00007 S4 0.2 0.006 0.0012 S5 0.12 0.0002 0.000024 S6 0.2 0.0002 0.00004 S7 0.18 0.001 0.00018
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