A certain disease has an incidence rate of 0.8%. If the false negative rate is 6% and the false positive rate is 4%, compute the probability that a person who tests positive actually has the disease. Give your answer accurate to at least 3 decimal places

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A certain disease has an incidence rate of 0.8%. If the false
negative rate is 6% and the false positive rate is 4%,
compute the probability that a person who tests positive
actually has the disease.
Give your answer accurate to at least 3 decimal places
Transcribed Image Text:A certain disease has an incidence rate of 0.8%. If the false negative rate is 6% and the false positive rate is 4%, compute the probability that a person who tests positive actually has the disease. Give your answer accurate to at least 3 decimal places
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