The ebola virus has an incidence rate of 15%. If the false negative is 25% and the following false positive is 30%, then find what is the conditional probability of an individual not having ebola, given they received a negative test result? a. 0.97 b. 0.91 c. 0.94 d. 0.88
The ebola virus has an incidence rate of 15%. If the false negative is 25% and the following false positive is 30%, then find what is the conditional probability of an individual not having ebola, given they received a negative test result? a. 0.97 b. 0.91 c. 0.94 d. 0.88
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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The ebola virus has an incidence rate of 15%. If the false negative is 25% and the following false positive is 30%, then find what is the conditional probability of an individual not having ebola, given they received a negative test result?
a. 0.97
b. 0.91
c. 0.94
d. 0.88
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