The proportion of people in a given community who have Covid-19 infection is 0.005. A test is available to diagnose the disease. If a person has Covid-19, the probability that the test will produce a positive signal is 0.99. If a person does not have the Covid-19, the probability that the test will produce a positive signal is 0.01. a) What is the probability that the test will generate positive signal? b) Which model/rule will best be good for solving the above problem and why? c) Comment on the types of events you see in the problem and name them.

The proportion of people in a given community who have Covid-19 infection is 0.005. A test is available to diagnose the disease. If a person has Covid-19, the probability that the test will produce a positive signal is 0.99. If a person does not have the Covid-19, the probability that the test will produce a positive signal is 0.01. a) What is the probability that the test will generate positive signal? b) Which model/rule will best be good for solving the above problem and why? c) Comment on the types of events you see in the problem and name them.

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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