Virus
A given test for coronavirus is 98% accurate, however it also has a false positive rate of 2%. Assume that the infection rate perhead of population in Brighton is around 500 per 100,000 people. You get a positive test. What is the chance that you have the virus?
Reply by
Crewltof
- April 10 2023 09:02:18 PM
Infection rate is red herring. Even if it had meaning, nothing says you are in Brighton. If test is correct 98% of time, you have 98% chance if tested positive.