Refer to the sample data for pre-employment drug screening shown below. If one of the subjects is randomly selected, what is t
he probability that the test result is a false positive? Who would suffer from a false positive result? Why? Pre-Employment Drug Screening Results Positive test result Negative test result Drug Use Is Indicated Drug Use Is Not Indicated Subject Uses Drugs 38 12 Subject Is Not a drug user 19 29
Don’t know if there’s much of an equation for it, but I guess the best way to write it out is 10 + x = -18. Then, you would subtract the 10 from both sides in order to isolate the x. So then you’re left with x = -28. So -28 is your answer.
