Multiple Choice
Suppose 5% of the population have a certain disease.A laboratory blood test gives a positive reading for 95% of people who have the disease and 10% positive reading of people who do not have the disease.What is the probability that a randomly selected person has the disease given that this person is testing positive?
A) 0.0475
B) 0.1425
C) 0.95
D) 0.9
E) 0.3333
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