10% of all computers are infected with a computer virus. A company's virus-detection software successfully detects a virus 80% of the time one is present. However, 20% of the time, it says a virus is present when there is not one. Management wants the following probabilities from you: (n = 100) a.) A positive result is accurate: b.) A negative result is accurate:

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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10% of all computers are infected with a computer virus. A company's virus-detection software
successfully detects a virus 80% of the time one is present. However, 20% of the time, it says a virus is
present when there is not one. Management wants the following probabilities from you: (n = 100)
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a.) A positive result is accurate:
b.) A negative result is accurate:
Transcribed Image Text:10% of all computers are infected with a computer virus. A company's virus-detection software successfully detects a virus 80% of the time one is present. However, 20% of the time, it says a virus is present when there is not one. Management wants the following probabilities from you: (n = 100) %3D a.) A positive result is accurate: b.) A negative result is accurate:
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