An investigative bureau uses a laboratory method to match the lead in a bullet found at a

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An investigative bureau uses a laboratory method to match the lead in a bullet found at a crime scene with unexpended lead cartridges found in the possession of a suspect. The value of this evidence depends on the chance of a false positive that is the probability that the bureau finds a match given that the lead at the crime scene and the lead in the possession of the suspect are actually from two different melts or sources. To estimate the false positive rate the bureau collected 1851 bullets that the agency was confident all came from different melts. The using its established criteria the bureau examined every possible pair of bullets and found 658 matches. Use this info to compute the chance of a false positive.
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Statistics For Business And Economics

ISBN: 9780321826237

12th Edition

Authors: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry T Sincich

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