G Disco Fever is randomly found in one half of one percent of the general population. Testing a swatch of clothing for the presence of polyester is 99% effective in detecting the presence of this disease. The test also yields a false-positive in 4% of the cases where the disease is not present. What is the probability that the test result is positive

The probability that the result is positive is P=0.04475=4.475%.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the events:

D: disease present

ND: disease not present

P: test positive

F: test false

Then, the information we have is:

P(D)=0.005

P(P | D)=0.99

P(P | ND)=0.04

The total amount of positive test are the sum of the positive when the disease is present and the false positives (positive tests when the disease is not present).

The probability that the result is positive is P=0.04475.

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