Question

There are two independent tests for a particular disease. The probability that Test! will fail to detect the disease in someone who has it is 0.30. The probability that Test II will fail to detect the disease that has it is 0.25. The probability that the disease will be undetected in someone who has it when both tests are applied is about :___________

a) 0.32
b) 0.60
c) 0.06
d) 0.10
e) 0.075

Answer 1

There are two independent tests for a particular disease. The probability that Test! will fail to detect the disease in someone who has it is 0.30. The probability that Test II will fail to detect the disease that has it is 0.25. The probability that the disease will be undetected in someone who has it when both tests are applied is about : 75