Hazel thinks she may be allergic to eating peanuts, and takes a test that gives the following results: • For people that really do have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 90% of the time • For people that do not have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 5% of the time ("false positive") If 1.3% of the population have the allergy, and Hazel's test says "Yes", what are the chances that Hazel really does have HINT: Make a table to determine the % of true postitives and false negatives in the population. ***True Postitive/Total Pos a. 80.8% Ob.95% Oc. 4.935%

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Hazel thinks she may be allergic to eating peanuts, and takes a test that gives the following results:
• For people that really do have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 90% of the time
• For people that do not have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 5% of the time ("false positive")
• F
If 1.3% of the population have the allergy, and Hazel's test says "Yes", what are the chances that Hazel really does have the allergy?
HINT: Make a table to determine the % of true postitives and false negatives in the population. **True Postitive/Total Postive = ??***
Oa. 80.8%
Ob. 95%
Oc. 4.935%
d. 19.2%
Transcribed Image Text:Question 4 Hazel thinks she may be allergic to eating peanuts, and takes a test that gives the following results: • For people that really do have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 90% of the time • For people that do not have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 5% of the time ("false positive") • F If 1.3% of the population have the allergy, and Hazel's test says "Yes", what are the chances that Hazel really does have the allergy? HINT: Make a table to determine the % of true postitives and false negatives in the population. **True Postitive/Total Postive = ??*** Oa. 80.8% Ob. 95% Oc. 4.935% d. 19.2%
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