About 8.3% of the American population has diabetes. A combination of blood tests accurately diagnoses diabetes 99.3% of the time. The tests give false positive results for 1.2% of people who do not have the diabetes. Find the probability that the blood tests show that a person has diabetes. A) 0.8802 B) 0.9066 C) 0.3415 D) 0.0934 E) 0.6685

About 8.3% of the American population has diabetes. A combination of blood tests accurately diagnoses diabetes 99.3% of the time. The tests give false positive results for 1.2% of people who do not have the diabetes. Find the probability that the blood tests show that a person has diabetes. A) 0.8802 B) 0.9066 C) 0.3415 D) 0.0934 E) 0.6685

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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