A colonoscopy is a medical procedure used to detect the early signs of colorectal cancer. The two-way table below represents the results from 1000 colonoscopy patients for indicating the presence or absence of the cancer. Round percentage answers to the nearest tenth of a percent to answer the following two questions. No Cancer
A colonoscopy is a medical procedure used to detect the early signs of colorectal cancer. The two-way table below represents the results from 1000 colonoscopy patients for indicating the presence or absence of the cancer. Round percentage answers to the nearest tenth of a percent to answer the following two questions. No Cancer
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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.1: Measures Of Center
Problem 26PFA
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A colonoscopy is a medical procedure used to detect the early signs of colorectal cancer. The two-way table below represents the results from 1000 colonoscopy patients for indicating the presence or absence of the cancer. Round percentage answers to the nearest tenth of a percent to answer the following two questions.
No Cancer | Cancer | |
---|---|---|
Positive Test Result | 27 | 43 |
Negative Test Result | 918 | 12 |
(a) What is the specificity for this test?
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(b) What is the sensitivity for this test?
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