A disease can be caused by three strains of a virus. Suppose that Type A is statistically the most widespread causing 85% of all cases, Type B causes 12% of cases and Type C causes the remaining cases. a standard course of medication XYZ is enough to treat 90% of cases caused by Type A, 30% of cases caused by Type B and 4% of cases caused by Type C. If a patient’s symptoms do not improve after a course of XYZ, how likely is it that their case is caused by strain of Type N

A disease can be caused by three strains of a virus. Suppose that Type A is statistically the most widespread causing 85% of all cases, Type B causes 12% of cases and Type C causes the remaining cases. a standard course of medication XYZ is enough to treat 90% of cases caused by Type A, 30% of cases caused by Type B and 4% of cases caused by Type C. If a patient’s symptoms do not improve after a course of XYZ, how likely is it that their case is caused by strain of Type N

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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