Screening process for detecting a rare disease is not perfect. researchers have developed a blood test that is considered fairly reliable. it gives a positive reaction in 98% of the people who have a disease. however, it erroneously gives a positive reaction for 3% of the people who do not have the disease. consider the null hypothesis "the individual does not have the disease". what is the probability of type i error if the new blood test is used?

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Andrea Kidd

16 March, 10:52

Screening process for detecting a rare disease is not perfect. researchers have developed a blood test that is considered fairly reliable. it gives a positive reaction in 98% of the people who have a disease. however, it erroneously gives a positive reaction for 3% of the people who do not have the disease. consider the null hypothesis "the individual does not have the disease". what is the probability of type i error if the new blood test is used?

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creening process for detecting a rare disease is not perfect. researchers have developed a blood test that is considered fairly reliable. it gives a positive reaction in 98% of the people who have a disease. however, it erroneously gives a positive reaction for 3% of the people who do not have the disease. consider the null hypothesis "the individual does not have the disease". what is the probability of type i error if the new blood test is used?