document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1171694>Question 1171694</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the test for an illness. The test has a known reliability:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i) When administered to a person who is ill, the test wili indicate so a probability of 0.92 ii) When administered to a person who is not ill, the test will erroneously give a positive result with a probability of 0.04.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose the illness is rare and known to affect only 2% of the entire population. a verson is selected randomly from the entire population and given the test and the result is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)	What is that probability that the person is ill?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	What is the probability that the test will indicate a positive </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In this your post, the key input information is missed/lost.\r<BR>\n" );
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