A diagnostic test for disease X correctly identifies the disease 90% of the time. False positives occur 8%. It is estimated that 2.24% of the polulationsuffers from disease x . suppose the test is applied to a random individual from the population . Compute the following probabilities (it may help to draw a probability tree.) The percentage chance that the test will be positive = The probability that , given a positive result , the person has disease x =

A diagnostic test for disease X correctly identifies the disease 90% of the time. False positives occur 8%. It is estimated that 2.24% of the polulationsuffers from disease x . suppose the test is applied to a random individual from the population . Compute the following probabilities (it may help to draw a probability tree.) The percentage chance that the test will be positive = The probability that , given a positive result , the person has disease x =

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A diagnostic test for disease X correctly identifies the disease 90% of the time.

False positives occur 8%. It is estimated that 2.24% of the polulationsuffers from disease x . suppose the test is applied to a random individual from the population . Compute the following probabilities (it may help to draw a probability tree.)

The percentage chance that the test will be positive =

The probability that , given a positive result , the person has disease x =

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