
Thomas R.
asked 09/12/23Probability of fake accounts
I came across the following question which is simple, but the wording is confusing:
In a network, 5% of users are fake. Also, fake users send friend request 10 times more than real users. What is the probability of a random friend request being fake?
I thought that following:
P(F)=0.05
P(R|F)=10(1-p(R|F)) so P(R|F)=10/11 and P(R|~F)=1/11
Now should I solve for P(F|R)?
Thanks!
1 Expert Answer

Eric M. answered 09/13/23
Engineer's Lens: Demystifying the World of Probability
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Patrick F.
09/13/23