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A version of bayes rule: P(cause|effect) = P(effect|cause)* P(cause)/P(effect)In this example effect = the state of a patient having red dots on the skin cause = the state of a patient having rubellaPrior probabilities: P(cause) = 1/1000, P(effect)= 1/100.P(effect|cause) = 0.9What is the value of P(cause|effect) 0.9 0.09 0.009

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A version of bayes rule: P(cause|effect) = P(effect|cause)* P(cause)/P(effect)In this example effect = the state of a patient having red dots on the skin cause = the state of a patient having rubellaPrior probabilities: P(cause) = 1/1000, P(effect)= 1/100.P(effect|cause) = 0.9What is the value of P(cause|effect) 0.9 0.09 0.009

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To calculate P(cause|effect) using Bayes' rule, we substitute the given values into the formula:

P(cause|effect) = P(effect|cause) * P(cause) / P(effect)

Substituting the given values:

P(cause|effect) = 0.9 * (1/1000) / (1/100)

This simplifies to:

P(cause|effect) = 0.9 * 0.001 / 0.01

Performing the multiplication and division gives:

P(cause|effect) = 0.09

So, the probability of the cause (the patient having rubella) given the effect (the patient having red dots on the skin) is 0.09 or 9%.

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