SOLUTION: 3) Suppose that a test has been discovered for a disease that affects 2% of the population. In clinical trials, the test was found to have the following error rates: a. 8% of t

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Question 1163621: 3) Suppose that a test has been discovered for a disease that affects 2% of the population. In clinical trials, the test was found to have the following error rates:
a. 8% of the people free of the disease had a positive reaction (“false alarm”).
b. 1% of the people having the disease had a negative reaction (“missed alarm”).

Answer by ikleyn(52908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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