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A doctor assumes that a patient has one of three diseases <math>d_1</math>, <math>d_2</math>, or <math>d_3</math>. Before any test, he assumes an equal probability for each disease. | |||
or <math>d_3</math>. Before any test, he assumes an equal probability for each disease. | |||
He carries out a test that will be positive with probability .8 if the patient | He carries out a test that will be positive with probability .8 if the patient | ||
has <math>d_1</math>, .6 if he has disease <math>d_2</math>, and .4 if he has disease <math>d_3</math>. Given that | has <math>d_1</math>, .6 if he has disease <math>d_2</math>, and .4 if he has disease <math>d_3</math>. Given that | ||
the outcome of the test was positive, what probabilities should the doctor now | the outcome of the test was positive, what probabilities should the doctor now | ||
assign to the three possible diseases? | assign to the three possible diseases? | ||
Latest revision as of 00:45, 13 June 2024
A doctor assumes that a patient has one of three diseases [math]d_1[/math], [math]d_2[/math], or [math]d_3[/math]. Before any test, he assumes an equal probability for each disease. He carries out a test that will be positive with probability .8 if the patient has [math]d_1[/math], .6 if he has disease [math]d_2[/math], and .4 if he has disease [math]d_3[/math]. Given that the outcome of the test was positive, what probabilities should the doctor now assign to the three possible diseases?