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Solution to part (e)

Suppose we now eliminate C. What factor(s) are removed, and what factor is created?

The factors that contain C are f2(B,C) and f4(C). We thus create a factor f5(B), defined by:

B Value
true 0.3972 * 0.645 + 0.6028 * 0.365 = 0.476216
false 0.7964 * 0.645 + 0.2036 * 0.365 = 0.587992

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