uppose that we have test for lung cancer, which correctly identifies those with the cancer 70 % of the time, and mistakenly identifies those without the cancer 5 % of the time. In the cohort of interest, the rate of this cancer is somewhat low: 0.9 %. Find the probability -- a number between 0 and 1 -- that someone diagnosed (testing positive) with this test actually has lung cancer.

uppose that we have test for lung cancer, which correctly identifies those with the cancer 70 % of the time, and mistakenly identifies those without the cancer 5 % of the time. In the cohort of interest, the rate of this cancer is somewhat low: 0.9 %. Find the probability -- a number between 0 and 1 -- that someone diagnosed (testing positive) with this test actually has lung cancer.

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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