Find the Indicated Probability

question 61

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-Refer to the table which summarizes the results of testing for a certain disease. If one of the results is randomly selected, what is the probability that it is a false positive (test indicates the person has the disease when in fact they don't) ? What does this probability suggest about the accuracy of the
Test?

• A) 0.155; The probability of this error is high so the test is not very accurate.
• B) 0.414; The probability of this error is high so the test is not very accurate.
• C) 0.0256; The probability of this error is low so the test is fairly accurate.
• D) 0.103; The probability of this error is high so the test is not very accurate.

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