Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
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Author: PECK, Roxy.
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Chapter 6, Problem 107CR
A study of the impact of seeking a second opinion about a medical condition is described in the paper “Evaluation of Outcomes from a National Patient-Initiated Second-Opinion Program” (The American Journal of Medicine [2015], 1138e25–1138e33). Based on a review of 6791 patient-initiated second opinions, the paper states the following: “Second opinions often resulted in changes in diagnosis (14.8%), treatment (37.4%), or changes in both (10.6%).”
Consider the following two events:
D =
T = event that second opinion results in a change in
treatment
- a. What are the values of P(D), P(T), and P(D ∩ T)?
- b. What is the
probability that a second opinion results in neither a change in diagnosis nor a change in treatment? - c. What is the probability that a second opinion results in a change in diagnosis or a change in treatment?
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Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
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