A test for ovarian cancer has a 4 percent rate of false positives and a 1 percent rate of false negatives. On average, 1 in every 5,000 American women over age 35 actually has ovarian cancer. If a woman over 35 tests positive, what is the probability that she actually has cancer? Hint: Make a contingency table for a hypothetical sample of 100,000 women. (Round your answer to 5 decimal places.) Probability_________

A test for ovarian cancer has a 4 percent rate of false positives and a 1 percent rate of false negatives. On average, 1 in every 5,000 American women over age 35 actually has ovarian cancer. If a woman over 35 tests positive, what is the probability that she actually has cancer? Hint: Make a contingency table for a hypothetical sample of 100,000 women. (Round your answer to 5 decimal places.) Probability_________

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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