According to U.S. government statistics, mononucleosis (mono) is four times more common among college students than the rest of the population. Blood tests for the disease are not 100% accurate. Assume that the following table of data was obtained regarding students who came to a certain school's health center complaining of tiredness, a sore throat, and slight fever. Has Mono Doesn't Have Mono Totals Positive Blood Test 19 44 63 Negative Blood Test 46 29 75 Totals 65 73 138 If a student is selected from this group, find the probability that the test is positive, given that the student has mono
According to U.S. government statistics, mononucleosis (mono) is four times more common among college students than the rest of the population. Blood tests for the disease are not 100% accurate. Assume that the following table of data was obtained regarding students who came to a certain school's health center complaining of tiredness, a sore throat, and slight fever. Has Mono Doesn't Have Mono Totals Positive Blood Test 19 44 63 Negative Blood Test 46 29 75 Totals 65 73 138 If a student is selected from this group, find the probability that the test is positive, given that the student has mono
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According to U.S. government statistics, mononucleosis (mono) is four times more common among college students than the rest of the population. Blood tests for the disease are not 100% accurate. Assume that the following table of data was obtained regarding students who came to a certain school's health center complaining of tiredness, a sore throat, and slight fever.
|
Has Mono
|
Doesn't Have Mono
|
Totals
|
---|---|---|---|
Positive Blood Test
|
19
|
44
|
63
|
Negative Blood Test
|
46
|
29
|
75
|
Totals
|
65
|
73
|
138
|
If a student is selected from this group, find the probability that the test is
positive, given that the student has mono.
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