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what proportion would receive a false negative
- what proportion would receive a false negative
- Below is the table of population counts for a condition and its screening test. (Recall that A means the condition is present and B means the screening test is positive.) On parts (a)–(e) below, show enough work for me to understand how you obtained your answer; e.g. don’t just write down “0.5.” B Bc Total A 108 12 120 Ac 42 698 740 Total 150 710 860 (a) What proportion of the population is free of the condition? (b) What proportion of the population has the condition and would test positive? (c) Of those who have the condition, what proportion would test negative? (d) What proportion of the population would receive a correct screening test result? (e) Of those who would receive an incorrect screening test result, what