A certain disease has an incidence rate of 0.8%. If the false negative rate is 7% and the false positive rate is 3%, compute the probability that a person who tests positive actually has the disease. Give your answer accurate to at least 3 decimal places

A certain disease has an incidence rate of 0.8%. If the false negative rate is 7% and the false positive rate is 3%, compute the probability that a person who tests positive actually has the disease. Give your answer accurate to at least 3 decimal places

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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