A genetic test is used to determine if people have a predisposition for thrombosis, which is the

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A genetic test is used to determine if people have a predisposition for thrombosis, which is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel that obstructs the ow of blood through the circulatory system. It is believed that 3% of people actually have this predisposition. The genetic test is 99% accurate if a person actually has the predisposition, meaning that the probability of a positive test result when a person actually has the predisposition is 0.99. The test is 98% accurate if a person does not have the predisposition. What is the probability that a randomly selected person who tests positive for the predisposition by the test actually has the predisposition?

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OpenIntro Statistics

ISBN: 9781943450077

4th Edition

Authors: David Diez, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, Christopher Barr

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