What is the probability of a randomly chosen person

Assignment Help Basic Statistics
Reference no: EM131980109

A? new, simple test has been developed to detect a particular type of cancer. The test must be evaluated before it is put into use. A medical researcher selects a random sample of 1,000 adults and finds? (by other? means) that 2?% have this type of cancer. Each of the 1,000 adults is given the? test, and it is found that the test indicates cancer in 99?% of those who have it and in 1?% of those who do not. Based on these? results, what is the probability of a randomly chosen person having cancer given that the test indicates? cancer? Of a person having cancer given that the test does not indicate? cancer?

  1. Based on these? results, what is the probability of a randomly chosen person having cancer given that the test indicates? cancer?
  2. What is the probability of a person having cancer given that the test does not indicate? cancer?

Reference no: EM131980109

Questions Cloud

Make frequency distributions for question : Make frequency distributions for each question. (Remember frequency distributions are frequency tables). Follow the rules for creating a grouped frequency
Pounds and a sample standard deviation : Boys of a certain age have a mean weight of 85 pounds. A complaint is made that in a municipal children's home the boys are underfed.
Test this hypothesis using an alpha level : She gathers 8 students and has them all take the IQ tests in their first and last years of college to test this hypothesis using an alpha level of .01.
Describe advantages and disadvantages of using virtual teams : Describe five advantages and five disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
What is the probability of a randomly chosen person : Based on these? results, what is the probability of a randomly chosen person having cancer given that the test indicates? cancer?
Key consumer behaviour influences : Summarise the sustainable and unsustainable consumption practices - What are the personal, interpersonal and cultural factors? What are the relevant theories
Describe the concepts and techniques covered by itil : Describe the concepts and techniques covered by ITIL. Select the concept that you believe to be the most critical for any business and support your position.
What is the probability of a randomly chosen person : Based on these? results, what is the probability of a randomly chosen person having cancer given that the test indicates? cancer?
Discuss primary advantages of gui over a textual interface : Discuss the primary advantages of GUI over a textual (command-line) interface in Linux system administration.

Reviews

Write a Review

Basic Statistics Questions & Answers

  Statistics-probability assignment

MATH1550H: Assignment:  Question:  A word is selected at random from the following poem of Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048-1131), translated by English poet Edward Fitzgerald (1808-1883). Find the expected value of the length of th..

  What is the least number

MATH1550H: Assignment:  Question:     what is the least number of applicants that should be interviewed so as to have at least 50% chance of finding one such secretary?

  Determine the value of k

MATH1550H: Assignment:  Question:     Experience shows that X, the number of customers entering a post office during any period of time t, is a random variable the probability mass function of which is of the form

  What is the probability

MATH1550H: Assignment:Questions: (Genetics) What is the probability that at most two of the offspring are aa?

  Binomial distributions

MATH1550H: Assignment:  Questions:  Let’s assume the department of Mathematics of Trent University has 11 faculty members. For i = 0; 1; 2; 3; find pi, the probability that i of them were born on Canada Day using the binomial distributions.

  Caselet on mcdonald’s vs. burger king - waiting time

Caselet on McDonald’s vs. Burger King - Waiting time

  Generate descriptive statistics

Generate descriptive statistics. Create a stem-and-leaf plot of the data and box plot of the data.

  Sampling variability and standard error

Problems on Sampling Variability and Standard Error and Confidence Intervals

  Estimate the population mean

Estimate the population mean

  Conduct a marketing experiment

Conduct a marketing experiment in which students are to taste one of two different brands of soft drink

  Find out the probability

Find out the probability

  Linear programming models

LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd