Comment on Open Thread, Jun. 8 - Jun. 14, 2015

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 23:17:52 GMT

I may have used weak phrasing.

Each test returns positive. The frequency out of 20 go's that each does so correctly is indicated respectively by the "12," "16," and "12.5."

So really, it's the odds of actually having the disease, given the three positive test results, I guess. Would it be 1/2 under those circumstances?

Thank you for your assistance.

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