Eswatini has the highest HIV prevalence in the world: 27.2% (2019 value) of this country's population is infected with HIV. The ELISA test is one of the first and most accurate tests for HIV. For those who carry HIV, the ELISA test is 99.7% accurate. For those who do not carry HIV, the test is 92.6% accurate. If an individual from Swaziland has tested positive, what is the probability that he carries HIV? (please round to 4 decimal places) Show the Bayes’ theorem computation P(HIV|+) = ?

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Eswatini has the highest HIV prevalence in the world: 27.2% (2019 value) of this country's population is infected with HIV. The ELISA test is one of the first and most accurate tests for HIV. For those who carry HIV, the ELISA test is 99.7% accurate. For those who do not carry HIV, the test is 92.6% accurate. If an individual from Swaziland has tested positive, what is the probability that he carries HIV? (please round to 4 decimal places)

Show the Bayes’ theorem computation

P(HIV|+) = ?

 

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