Thomas R.

asked • 09/12/23

Probability 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!


Patrick F.

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Yes. P(R|F) = 10/11 and P(R|~F)=1/11. You are looking for the probability that, given you receive a friend request, it is from a fake account. P(F|R)
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