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10 November, 13:52

A test to detect an infection gives a positive result 98% of the time if a person is infected, and it is 97% accurate for people who are not infected. What percentage of results will be false positives? a) 1%b) 2%c) 3%d) 5%

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  1. 10 November, 16:45
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    False positives are positive results from the test of a non-infected person, which happens 100-97=3% of the time, choice C.
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