Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. If we know that P(h/e) = 3/5, we may conclude that P(~h/e) = 2/5.
2. Bayes' theorem cannot be applied if a precise numerical value cannot be assigned to the prior probability of the hypothesis.
3. Bayes' theorem can be used when there are more than two hypotheses being compared.
4. P(e/h) is the probability that the hypothesis is true given that the evidence is present.
5. P(~h/e) = 1 - P(h/e)


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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