What is P(+) b)    What is P(D|+) c)    What is P(D|-) d)    What is P(+|D)

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11.    You are given that 5% of a population has a disease.  99% of people with the disease will receive a positive test result.  90% of the people who do not have the disease will receive a negative test result.  Let D denote the event that a person has the disease.  Let +, - denote the events that a person received a positive, negative test result respectively.  Answer the following questions.  (Hint:  mimic the situation with a population of 10000 people)
a)    What is P(+)
b)    What is P(D|+)
c)    What is P(D|-)
d)    What is P(+|D)

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