The probability that a particular screening test for breast cancer will be positive when, in fact, the
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The probability that a particular screening test for breast cancer will be positive when, in fact, the patient does, in fact, have breast cancer is 0.9. You may assume that the outcome of any one test is independent of the outcome of any other. One morning five women, each of whom does have breast cancer, take the test. What is the probability that:
(a) All five of the tests are positive?
(b) The first test is negative and the others positive?
(c) at least one of the five tests is negative?
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Authors: Christian Albright, Wayne Winston, Christopher Zappe
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