In a drug company, all batches of a drug undergo a quality control test when manufactured....

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In a drug company, all batches of a drug undergo a quality control test when manufactured. 2% of the batches are found to have a small but lethal chemical defect. 90% of tests for the defect detect the defect (true positives). 9.6% of the tests are false positives. If a test yields a positive defect result, what are the odds the batch actually has the chemical defect? 16% 95% 8.65% 9.5% In a drug company, all batches of a drug undergo a quality control test when manufactured. 2% of the batches are found to have a small but lethal chemical defect. 90% of tests for the defect detect the defect (true positives). 9.6% of the tests are false positives. If a test yields a positive defect result, what are the odds the batch actually has the chemical defect? 16% 95% 8.65% 9.5%

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