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kakasveta [241]
2 years ago
9

One study has reported that the sensitivity of the mammogram as a screening test or detecting breast cancer is 0.88 while the sp

ecificity is 0.75.
a. what is the probability of a false negative test results

b. what is the probability of a false positive test result
Advanced Placement (AP)
1 answer:
Mariana [72]2 years ago
7 0
A. <span>the probability of a false negative test results 
This corresponds to
P (false | negative) = P (false) x P (negative)
= (1 - P(true)) (1 - P(positive))
= (1 - 0.75)(1 - 0.88)
= 0.03

b. </span><span>he probability of a false positive test result
= (1  - 0.75) (0.88)
= 0.22</span><span />
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