Question

If the test for a disease is accurate 52% of the time, how often will a test result come back positive if a patient doesn't have the disease?
A. 52% of the time
B. 48% of the time
C. 42% of the time
D. 58% of the time

Answer 1

There is a 48% chance it will come back positive when the patient doesn't have the disease. This is because 52+48=100 that is the 100% total because it is correct 52% of the time it is incorrect 48% of the time

Answer 2

If the test for a disease is accurate 52% of the time, there is possibility of showing false positive result for 48% of the time.

How can you measure the % of possible false positive result of a test ?

The accuracy of the test for a disease is 52%.

The chances of false positive result can be measured by,

= 100 - 52

= 48%

Hence, there are 48% of time out of 100% (total time), the test result come back positive if a patient doesn't have the disease.

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