Conditional Probability · Proportions
Lesson 3
The illustration below provides such an example. (a) Five girls and one hundred boys applied to the first educational program. Among them, two girls and fifty boys were admitted. Accordingly, the admission rate was higher for boys. (b) One hundred girls and five boys applied to the second educational program. Among them, seventy girls and four boys were admitted. Again, the admission rate was higher for boys. (c) In total, one hundred five girls and one hundred five boys applied to the faculty. Among them, seventy-two girls and fifty-four boys were admitted, meaning the admission rate was higher for girls!
