A certain disease can be detected by a blood test in 95% of those who have it.Unfortunately, the test also has a 2% probability of showing that a person has the disease when in fact the person does not. It has been estimated that 1% of those people who are routinely tested actually have the disease.If the test shows that a certain person has the disease, find the probability that the person actually has it

A certain disease can be detected by a blood test in 95% of those who have it.Unfortunately, the test also has a 2% probability of showing that a person has the disease when in fact the person does not. It has been estimated that 1% of those people who are routinely tested actually have the disease.If the test shows that a certain person has the disease, find the probability that the person actually has it

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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