Question: The probability that a person has a certain disease is 2%. Medical diagnostic tests are available to determine whether the person actually has the disease.

The probability that a person has a certain disease is 2%. Medical diagnostic tests are available to determine whether the person actually has the disease. If the disease is actually present, the probability that the medical diagnostic tests will give a positive result (correct diagnosis) is 95%. If the disease is not actually present, the probability of a positive test result (incorrect diagnosis) is 0.5%. Suppose that the medical diagnostic test shows a positive result, (a) What is the probability that the disease is actually present? (b) Suppose that the medical diagnostic test shows a negative test result, what is the probability

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