hMath 165 Summer 2018 This Seong Ho Kang&1189220 AM Test: Final Exam This Questi

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hMath 165 Summer 2018 This Seong Ho Kang&1189220 AM Test: Final Exam This Question: 1 pt 19 of 50 (13 complete) This Testp talse posilive? Whe would suffer from a falbe positive result? Vhhy Pre-Employment Drug Screening Resus Positive test result Negative test resu Drug Use Is Indicated Drug Use ls Not Indicaled Subject Uses Drugs Subject Is Not a Drug User 45 15 13 27 The probability of a talse peve t Round to three decimal places as eeded) Whe would suffer hom a false positive rsult? Why? OA. The person

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The grand total is 45 + 13 + 15 + 27 = 100

probability of a false positive test result=15/100 = .15 = 15%

(a) The probability of a false positive test result is 0.15 .

(b) The person tested would suffer because he or she would be suspected of using drugs when in reality he or she does not use drugs.

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