Tuberculosis screening. A test for tuberculosis was given to 1 , 000 subjects, 8 % of whom were known to have tuberculosis. For the subjects who had tuberculosis, the test indicated tuberculosis in 90% of the subjects, was inconclusive for 7 % , and indicated no tuberculosis in 3 % . For the subjects who did not have tuberculosis, the test indicated tuberculosis in 5 % of the subjects, was inconclusive for 10 % , and indicated no tuberculosis in the remaining 85 % . What is the probability of a randomly selected person having tuberculosis given that the test indicates tuberculosis? Of not having tuberculosis given that the test was inconclusive?
Tuberculosis screening. A test for tuberculosis was given to 1 , 000 subjects, 8 % of whom were known to have tuberculosis. For the subjects who had tuberculosis, the test indicated tuberculosis in 90% of the subjects, was inconclusive for 7 % , and indicated no tuberculosis in 3 % . For the subjects who did not have tuberculosis, the test indicated tuberculosis in 5 % of the subjects, was inconclusive for 10 % , and indicated no tuberculosis in the remaining 85 % . What is the probability of a randomly selected person having tuberculosis given that the test indicates tuberculosis? Of not having tuberculosis given that the test was inconclusive?
Solution Summary: The author calculates the probability that the person is having tuberculosis if the test indicates it.
Tuberculosis screening. A test for tuberculosis was given to
1
,
000
subjects,
8
%
of whom were known to have tuberculosis. For the subjects who had tuberculosis, the test indicated tuberculosis in 90% of the subjects, was inconclusive for
7
%
, and indicated no tuberculosis in
3
%
. For the subjects who did not have tuberculosis, the test indicated tuberculosis in
5
%
of the subjects, was inconclusive for
10
%
, and indicated no tuberculosis in the remaining
85
%
. What is the probability of a randomly selected person having tuberculosis given that the test indicates tuberculosis? Of not having tuberculosis given that the test was inconclusive?
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