question archive A diagnostic test has a probability 0
A diagnostic test has a probability 0
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A diagnostic test has a probability 0.95 of giving a positive result when applied to a person suffering from a certain disease, and a probability 0.10 of giving a (false) positive when applied to a non-sufferer. It is estimated that 0.5 % of the population are sufferers. Suppose that the test is now administered to a person about whom we have no relevant information relating to the disease (apart from the fact that they come from this population).
1)What is the probability that the test will be positive?
2)What is the probability that the person has the disease, given that the test was positive?
