A fraud protection company raises an alarm on 5% of all transactions. If a transaction is fraudulent, there is an 80% chance the alarm will be raised. If 1% of all transactions are fraudulent, what is the probability the alarm is raised, and the transaction is fraudulent?

A fraud protection company raises an alarm on 5% of all transactions. If a transaction is fraudulent, there is an 80% chance the alarm will be raised. If 1% of all transactions are fraudulent, what is the probability the alarm is raised, and the transaction is fraudulent?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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