Assume that the incidence of a certain virus in a particular population is 4% and that a test correctly identifies the virus 87% of the time. Assume that false positives occur at 6% of the time. If a person tests positive for the virus, what is the probability that the person actually has the virus?

Assume that the incidence of a certain virus in a particular population is 4% and that a test correctly identifies the virus 87% of the time. Assume that false positives occur at 6% of the time. If a person tests positive for the virus, what is the probability that the person actually has the virus?

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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