NO.PZ2018122801000005
问题如下:
Half of the mortgages in a portfolio are considered subprime. The principal balance of half of the subprime mortgages and one-quarter of the non-subprime mortgages exceeds the value of the property used as collateral. If you randomly select a mortgage from the portfolio for review and its principal balance exceeds the value of the collateral, what is the probability that it is a subprime mortgage?
选项:
A.
1/4
B.
1/3
C.
1/2
D.
2/3
解释:
D is correct.
考点Bayes' formula
解析Assume: A = event that the loan is subprime, B = event that the face value of the loan exceeds that the property
P(A) = 1/2, P(A’) = 1/2, P(B|A) = 1/2, P(B|A’) = 1/4
P(A|B) = P(B|A)*P(A)/[P(B|A)*P(A) + P(B|A’)*P(A’)]
P(A|B) = (1/2 * 1/2) / (1/2 * 1/2 + 1/4 * 1/2) = (1/4) / (1/4 + 1/8) = (1/4)/(3/8) = 8/12 = 2/3
还是同样的问题,分母的P(B)为什么等于红线?如何推导出来的?