A truth serum given to a suspect is known to be 90% reliable when the person is guilty and 99% reliable when the person in innocent. If the suspect was selected from a group of suspects of which only 95% have never committed a crime and the serum indicates that he is guilty, what is the probability that he is an innocent?
A truth serum given to a suspect is known to be 90% reliable when the person is guilty and 99% reliable when the person in innocent. If the suspect was selected from a group of suspects of which only 95% have never committed a crime and the serum indicates that he is guilty, what is the probability that he is an innocent?
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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