A pharmaceutical company has developed a test for a scarce disease that is present in 0.5% of the population. The test is 98% ac

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A pharmaceutical company has developed a test for a scarce disease that is present in 0.5% of the population. The test is 98% ac

curate in determining a positive result, and the chance of a false positive is 4%. What is the probability that someone who tests positive actually has the disease?

Mathematics

2 answers:

marysya [2.9K] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-09T23:44:51+03:00

marysya [2.9K]4 years ago

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I'm pretty sure it is 3 percent. I may be wrong.

ioda · Answer 2 · 2021-12-09T21:25:47+03:00

ioda4 years ago

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The probability is 3%