Questions 5-7. Suppose .01% of the residents of a city with 1 million people are terrorists. The city buys facial recognition software that can identify these terrorists with 99% accuracy. Test Test Total Positive Negative Shows Shows Terrorist Not a Terrorist Total If the police receive a 'hit' on a recognized face, what is the probability that it was a false positive? (enter answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)

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Questions 5-7. Suppose .01% of the residents of a city with 1 million people are
terrorists. The city buys facial recognition software that can identify these terrorists
with 99% accuracy.
Test
Test
Shows Shows
Total
Positive Negative
Terrorist
Not a
Terrorist
Total
If the police receive a 'hit' ona recognized face, what is the probability that it was a
false positive?
(enter answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)
Transcribed Image Text:Questions 5-7. Suppose .01% of the residents of a city with 1 million people are terrorists. The city buys facial recognition software that can identify these terrorists with 99% accuracy. Test Test Shows Shows Total Positive Negative Terrorist Not a Terrorist Total If the police receive a 'hit' ona recognized face, what is the probability that it was a false positive? (enter answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth as needed)
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