Suppose That a Particular Pattern of Responses on a Personality

question 74

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a particular pattern of responses on a personality test is characteristic of 95 percent of people with some rare psychological disorder (occurring in 1 percent or less of the population) ,and 5 percent of normal people.If we use the test result to identify whether or not someone has the disorder,how often will we be correct?​

• A)Less than 50 percent
• B)​About 50 percent
• C)​95 percent
• D)​More than 95 percent

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