Assume breast cancer affects 0.008 of the female population between 45 and 55 years of age. There
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Assume breast cancer affects 0.008 of the female population between 45 and 55 years of age.
There are two kinds of positive test results:
- True positive (the test indicates you have a disease, and you actually have it)
- False positive (the test indicates you have a disease, but you actually do not).
Assume mammograms are
- 0.92 accurate detecting people who actually have breast cancer (true positive rate)
- 0.91 accurate for people who do not have breast cancer (true negative rate).
Compute the probability that a female between the ages of 45 and 55 who tests positive for breast cancer has breast cancer, and enter your answer with 3 decimal places.
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