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POLL QUIZ:
Suppose a test to determine if a patient has a certain disease has a 5% false positive rate. (0% false negative). Suppose the chances of someone selected at random of having the disease is 0.1%. You select someone at random from the population, administer the test, and it comes back positive. What are the chances this person actually has the disease?
Suppose a test to determine if a patient has a certain disease has a 5% false positive rate. (0% false negative). Suppose the chances of someone selected at random of having the disease is 0.1%. You select someone at random from the population, administer the test, and it comes back positive. What are the chances this person actually has the disease?