Question: The following table lists results from an experiment designed to test the ability of dogs to use their extraordinary sense of smell to detect malaria

The following table lists results from an experiment designed to test the ability of dogs to use their extraordinary sense of smell to detect malaria in samples of children’s socks (based on data presented at an annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine, by principal investigator Steve Lindsay). Assuming that the dog being correct is independent of whether malaria is present, find the expected value for the observed frequency of 123.

Dog Was Correct Dog Was Wrong Malaria Was Present 123 52 Malaria

Dog Was Correct Dog Was Wrong Malaria Was Present 123 52 Malaria Was Not Present 131 14

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