en the current Center of Disease Analytics statistics, the probability of having the flu in our area is 10%. A new flu test was just released with the following performance metrics. In the case of a flu-infected person, the test comes back positive 90% of the time. For a non-flu infected person, the test comes back negative 95% of the time. If a person in our area tested negative, what is the probability that they have the flu?

en the current Center of Disease Analytics statistics, the probability of having the flu in our area is 10%. A new flu test was just released with the following performance metrics. In the case of a flu-infected person, the test comes back positive 90% of the time. For a non-flu infected person, the test comes back negative 95% of the time. If a person in our area tested negative, what is the probability that they have the flu?

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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