Refer to the sample data for pre-employment drug screening shown below. If one of the subjects is randomly selected, what is the probability that the test result is a alse positive? Who would suffer from a false positive result? Why? Pre-Employment Drug Screening Results Positive test result Negative test result Drug Use Is Not Indicated Drug Use Is Indicated Subject Uses Drugs 42 Subject Is Not a Drug User 1 31 The probability of a false positive test result is (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

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Refer to the sample data for pre-employment drug screening shown below. If one of the subjects is randomly selected, what is the probability that the test result is a
false positive? Who would suffer from a false positive result? Why?
Pre-Employment Drug Screening Results
Positive test result
Negative test result
Drug Use Is Not Indicated
Drug Use Is Indicated
Subject Uses Drugs
Subject Is Not a Drug User
42
1
31
The probability of a false positive test result is .
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Refer to the sample data for pre-employment drug screening shown below. If one of the subjects is randomly selected, what is the probability that the test result is a false positive? Who would suffer from a false positive result? Why? Pre-Employment Drug Screening Results Positive test result Negative test result Drug Use Is Not Indicated Drug Use Is Indicated Subject Uses Drugs Subject Is Not a Drug User 42 1 31 The probability of a false positive test result is . (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
The probability of a false positive test result is 0.173.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Who would suffer from a false positive result? Why?
O A. The person tested would suffer because he or she would not be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does use drugs.
O B. The employer would suffer because the person tested would be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does not use drugs.
O C. The person tested would suffer because he or she would be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does not use drugs.
O D. The employer would suffer because the person tested would not be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does use drugs.
Transcribed Image Text:The probability of a false positive test result is 0.173. (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Who would suffer from a false positive result? Why? O A. The person tested would suffer because he or she would not be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does use drugs. O B. The employer would suffer because the person tested would be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does not use drugs. O C. The person tested would suffer because he or she would be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does not use drugs. O D. The employer would suffer because the person tested would not be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does use drugs.
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False positive means that the person is not using drugs but drug use is indicated by the test, and hence the person would suffer as 

the person tested false positive would be suspected of using drugs wile in reality he or she does not use drugs.

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