Researchers found that only one out of 24 physicians could give the correct answer to the following problem: “The probab

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Researchers found that only one out of 24 physicians could give the correct answer to the following problem: “The probab

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Researchers found that only one out of 24 physicians could givethe correct answer to the following problem:
“The probability of colorectal cancer can be given as .3%
if a person has colorectal cancer the probability that thehemoccult test is positive is 50%.
If a person does not have colorectal cancer, the probabilitythat he still tests positive is 3%.
What is the probability that a person who tests positiveactually has colorectal cancer? Does this surprise you?
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