Multiple Choice
Refer to the table which summarizes the results of testing for a certain disease.
If one of the results is randomly selected, what is the probability that it is a false positive (test indicates the person has the disease when in fact they don't) ? What does this probability suggest about the accuracy of the test?
A) 0.410; The probability of this error is high so the test is not very accurate.
B) 0.146; The probability of this error is high so the test is not very accurate.
C) 0.0216; The probability of this error is low so the test is fairly accurate.
D) 0.0971; The probability of this error is high so the test is not very accurate.
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