19. Blood Tests To reduce testing costs, blood tests are conducted on a pooled sample of blood...
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19. Blood Tests To reduce testing costs, blood tests are conducted on a pooled sample of blood collected from a group of n people. If the test is negative in the pooled blood sample, none have the disease. If the test is positive, the blood of each individual must be tested. The individual tests are conducted in sequence. If, among a group of five people, one person has the disease, what is the probability that six blood tests (including the pooled test) are required to detect the single diseased person? If two people have the disease, what is the probability that six tests are required to locate both diseased people?
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9780357114469
15th Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall Iii , Robert Beaver , Barbara Beaver
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