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A laboratory test for the detection of a certain disease gives positive results 4% (.04) of the time for people who do not have the disease. The test gives negative results .6% (.006) for people who do have the disease. Studies have shown that the disease occurs in about 29% of the population. a. Construct a "tree diagram" illustrating this scenario. b. What is the probability that a randomly selected person tests positive? C. What is the probability that a randomly selected person who tests positive does not have the disease? A laboratory test for the detection of a certain disease gives positive results 4% (.04) of the time for people who do not have the disease. The test gives negative results .6% (.006) for people who do have the disease. Studies have shown that the disease occurs in about 29% of the population. a. Construct a "tree diagram" illustrating this scenario. b. What is the probability that a randomly selected person tests positive? C. What is the probability that a randomly selected person who tests positive does not have the disease?

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