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I posted my original "Who Dunnit" on September 6 and got 190 Views amd 0 Responses. I need help solving "Who Dunnit"."Who Dunnit" is a symbolic story that represents a series of events that actually occurred. Two distinct events, A and B, occurred. Events A and B were about a certain person. Events C1 occurred after Event A and C2 occurred after Event B. C1 and C2 were the same action just occurring at two different times. The question in "Who Dunnit" is how do you calculate the probability that the certain person whom events A and B were about committed events C1 and C2. All responses will be greatly appreciated.
Here is "Who Dunnit" :
The Hatfields and McCoys have been feuding longer than anyone can remember. One day while Zacariah Hatfield was out hunting squirrels in the forest, he runs across an active moonshine still. Zachariah is convinced that Joshua McCoy is making moonshine with the still and Zachariah writes a letter to the editor of the local newspaper publicly announcing he found a still in the forest that he alleges belongs to Joshua McCoy. Five days after Zachariah's letter appears in the newspaper, Zachariah discovers a dead rat hanging from the ceiling of his front porch. Zachariah is convinced that Joshua McCoy hung the dead rat on his front porch and reports the incident to the local sheriff accusing Joshua McCoy. Three days after Zachariah talks with the sheriff, he discovers another dead rat hanging from the ceiling of his front porch.
Before the sheriff can confront Joshua McCoy he needs to determine what are the chances both dead rats were a random act by the local hooligans. Can anyone help out the sheriff?
Event A is Zachariah Hatfield writes a letter to the editor of the local newspaper publicly announcing he found a still in the forest that he alleges belongs to Joshua McCoy. Event A is about the certain person, Joshua McCoy.
Event C1 is a dead rat is hung on Zachariah Hatfield's front porch.
Event B is Zachariah Hatfield reports the incident to the local sheriff accusing Joshua McCoy because he is convinced that Joshua McCoy hung the rat on his front porch because Zachariah "ratted" on Joshua. Event B is about the certain person, Joshua McCoy.
Event C2 is a second dead rat is hung on Zachariah Hatfield's front porch.
The sheriff needs to calculate the probability that Joshua McCoy hung both dead rats on Zachariah Hatfield's front porch.
Here is "Who Dunnit" :
The Hatfields and McCoys have been feuding longer than anyone can remember. One day while Zacariah Hatfield was out hunting squirrels in the forest, he runs across an active moonshine still. Zachariah is convinced that Joshua McCoy is making moonshine with the still and Zachariah writes a letter to the editor of the local newspaper publicly announcing he found a still in the forest that he alleges belongs to Joshua McCoy. Five days after Zachariah's letter appears in the newspaper, Zachariah discovers a dead rat hanging from the ceiling of his front porch. Zachariah is convinced that Joshua McCoy hung the dead rat on his front porch and reports the incident to the local sheriff accusing Joshua McCoy. Three days after Zachariah talks with the sheriff, he discovers another dead rat hanging from the ceiling of his front porch.
Before the sheriff can confront Joshua McCoy he needs to determine what are the chances both dead rats were a random act by the local hooligans. Can anyone help out the sheriff?
Event A is Zachariah Hatfield writes a letter to the editor of the local newspaper publicly announcing he found a still in the forest that he alleges belongs to Joshua McCoy. Event A is about the certain person, Joshua McCoy.
Event C1 is a dead rat is hung on Zachariah Hatfield's front porch.
Event B is Zachariah Hatfield reports the incident to the local sheriff accusing Joshua McCoy because he is convinced that Joshua McCoy hung the rat on his front porch because Zachariah "ratted" on Joshua. Event B is about the certain person, Joshua McCoy.
Event C2 is a second dead rat is hung on Zachariah Hatfield's front porch.
The sheriff needs to calculate the probability that Joshua McCoy hung both dead rats on Zachariah Hatfield's front porch.