Question 1191533
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9% of population has a symptom of a disease. 
If one tests a symptomatic person, probability of testing positive is p=0.78. 
If one tests a person without symptoms, the probability is p=0.06. 
(a) If you test a random person what is the probability of the test returning positive results? 
(b) What is the probability of a positive testing person actually having a disease?
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(a)  A random person EITHER has symptoms of the disease with the probability 0.09 
                       OR   has no symptoms with the probability of 1 - 0.09 = 0.91.


     If the person has symptoms of the desease,    then he contributes 0.09*0.78 to the probability to get a positive test.

     If the person has no symptoms of the desease, then he contributes 0.91*0.06 to the probability to get a positive test.


     So, the total probability to get the positive test is 

         P = 0.09*0.78 + 0.91*0.06 = 0.1248.    <U>ANSWER</U>



(b)  This probability is 0.78, as stated in the problem.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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