Multiple Choice
Disco Fever is randomly found in one half of one percent of the general population.Testing a swatch of clothing for the presence of polyester is 99% effective in detecting the presence of this disease.The test also yields a false-positive in 4% of the cases where the disease is not present.What is the probability that the test result comes back negative regardless of whether the disease is present?
A) 0.9553
B) 0.8994
C) 0.9999
D) 0.9762
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