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(c) Which of the two error types, false negative or false positive,
is more crucial to public safety? Explain.

Transcribed Image Text:3. An HIV test is not entirely accurate. The test developer claims the test produces
less than 5% false positives and less than 1% false negatives. In order to
investigate the developer's claim, the test was administered to1000 individuals
known to have HIV and 10,000 individuals known not to have HIV. The results are
below.
Truly has HIV
Truly does not
Test Result
have HIV
Positive
993
591
Negative
7
9409
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