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Suppose That Only 8% of a Large Population Has a Certain

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Suppose that only 8% of a large population has a certain disease. A diagnostic test has been developed which is 90% accurate for people with the disease (90% of people with the disease test positive) , and 85% accurate for people without the disease (85% of people without the disease test negative) . Define the following events:
A = person has the disease
B = person tests positive on the diagnostic test
-How would you express the probability 0.90 in terms of A and B?


A) P(A)
B) P(B)
C) P(A?B)
D) P(B?A)
E) P(A?B) F. P(A?B)

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