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(a)
The incidence rate of breast cancer among the women who had the mammograms as per the given data
(b)
The percentage of women who tested positive and had cancer
(c)
The percentage of women who tested negative but had cancer
The sensitivity of a screening test is the accuracy of the test among people with the disease. In this case, the percentage of women with the disease who tested positive
(e)
The specificity of a screening test is the accuracy of the test among people without the disease. In this case, determine the percentage of women without the disease who tested negative
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