A study of 5,473 women age 35 and older looked at the triple blood test for Down syndrome to test its accuracy. Assuming
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A study of 5,473 women age 35 and older looked at thetriple blood test for Down syndrome to test its accuracy. Assumingthat the sample is representative of the population, estimate theprobability of a positive test for a randomly selected pregnantwoman age 35 or older. Find the probability that if adiagnosis is made using the test, it will result in an error.
...........................................................Positivetest..............Negative test
D(affected with DownSyndrome)............31.............................12
Dc(not affected with DownSyndrome).....1300.......................4130
...........................................................Positivetest..............Negative test
D(affected with DownSyndrome)............31.............................12
Dc(not affected with DownSyndrome).....1300.......................4130