SOLUTION: a test developed to detect a certain form of cancer and is 99% accurate. For patients that are tested this means the results will be 99% accurate. It is known that 3% of the popula

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Question 1165137: a test developed to detect a certain form of cancer and is 99% accurate. For patients that are tested this means the results will be 99% accurate. It is known that 3% of the populations has this type of cancer. Determine the probability that a person who reacts positively to the test does not have the disease.
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A test developed to detect a certain form of cancer and is 99% accurate. For patients that are tested this means the results will be 99% accurate. It is known that 3% of the populations has this type of cancer. Determine the probability that a person who reacts positively to the test does not have the disease.
1% of those positive does not have the disease.
0.01 of those who reacts positively to the test does not have the disease because it is 99% accurate.