Test Shows Positive Test Shows Negative Total Terrorist 99 1 100 Not a Terrorist 9999 989901 999900 Total 10098 989902 1000000 Questions 5-7. Suppose .01% of the residents of a city with 1million people are terrorists. The city buys facial recognition software that can identify these terrorists with 99% accuracy. If the police receive a ‘hit’ on a recognized face, what is the probability that it was a false positive? (enter answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)
Test Shows Positive Test Shows Negative Total Terrorist 99 1 100 Not a Terrorist 9999 989901 999900 Total 10098 989902 1000000 Questions 5-7. Suppose .01% of the residents of a city with 1million people are terrorists. The city buys facial recognition software that can identify these terrorists with 99% accuracy. If the police receive a ‘hit’ on a recognized face, what is the probability that it was a false positive? (enter answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)
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Test Shows Positive | Test Shows Negative | Total | |
Terrorist | 99 | 1 | 100 |
Not a Terrorist | 9999 | 989901 | 999900 |
Total | 10098 | 989902 | 1000000 |
Questions 5-7. Suppose .01% of the residents of a city with 1million people are terrorists. The city buys facial recognition software that can identify these terrorists with 99% accuracy.
If the police receive a ‘hit’ on a recognized face, what is the
(enter answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)
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