Professor Ivy has determined that 5% of students have dyslexia. The school purchases a test that can detect dyslexia with 90% accuracy.   Tested Positive Tested Negative Total Dyslexic       Not Dyslexic       Total       Fill out this table for the 1000 students. If the test says you are dyslexic, what are the chances that you aren’t dyslexic?

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 Professor Ivy has determined that 5% of students have dyslexia. The school purchases a test that can detect dyslexia with 90% accuracy.

  Tested Positive Tested Negative Total
Dyslexic      
Not Dyslexic      
Total      

Fill out this table for the 1000 students.

If the test says you are dyslexic, what are the chances that you aren’t dyslexic?

 %   (enter answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)

 

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