39. Reliability of Testing A virus infects one in every 200 people. A test used to detect the virus in a person is positive 80% of the time when the person has the virus and 5% of the time when the person does not have the virus. (This 5% result is called a false positive.) Let A be the event "the person is infected" and B be the event "the person tests positive."b. Using Bayes' Theorem, when a person tests negative, determine the probability that the person is not infected.
Table of contents
- 1. Intro to Stats and Collecting Data55m
- 2. Describing Data with Tables and Graphs1h 55m
- 3. Describing Data Numerically1h 45m
- 4. Probability2h 16m
- 5. Binomial Distribution & Discrete Random Variables2h 33m
- 6. Normal Distribution and Continuous Random Variables1h 38m
- 7. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Mean1h 53m
- 8. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Proportion1h 12m
- 9. Hypothesis Testing for One Sample2h 19m
- 10. Hypothesis Testing for Two Samples3h 22m
- 11. Correlation1h 6m
- 12. Regression1h 4m
- 13. Chi-Square Tests & Goodness of Fit1h 20m
- 14. ANOVA1h 0m
4. Probability
Multiplication Rule: Independent Events
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The spinner below has 6 equal regions. Find the probability of landing on yellow for the first spin and not landing on yellow on the second spin.

A
0.11
B
0.22
C
0.66
D
0.88

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Count the number of yellow regions on the spinner. There are 2 yellow regions out of a total of 6 regions.
Calculate the probability of landing on yellow for the first spin. This is the number of yellow regions divided by the total number of regions: \( \frac{2}{6} \).
Calculate the probability of not landing on yellow for the second spin. Since there are 4 non-yellow regions, the probability is \( \frac{4}{6} \).
Multiply the probability of landing on yellow on the first spin by the probability of not landing on yellow on the second spin: \( \frac{2}{6} \times \frac{4}{6} \).
Simplify the resulting fraction to find the final probability.
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