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प्रश्न
A diagnostic test has a probability 0.95 of giving a positive result when applied to a person suffering from a certain disease, and a probability 0.10 of giving a (false) positive result when applied to a non-sufferer. It is estimated that 0.5% of the population are sufferers. Suppose that the test is now administered to a person about whom we have no relevant information relating to the disease (apart from the fact that he/she comes from this population). Calculate the probability that: given a negative result, the person is a non-sufferer
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उत्तर
Let event T: Test positive
event S: Sufferer
P(S) = `0.5/100` = 0.005
∴ P(S') = 1 – P(S) = 1 – 0.005 = 0.995
Since a probability of getting a positive result when applied to a person suffering from a disease is 0.95 and the probability of getting a positive result when applied to a non-sufferer is 0.10.
∴ `"P"("T"//"S")` = 0.95 and `"P"("T"//"S'")` = 0.10
∴ P(T) = `"P"("S") * "P"("T"//"S") + "P"("S'") * "P"("T"//"S'")`
= 0.005 × 0.95 + 0.995 × 0.10
= 0.10425
∴ P(T') = 1 – P(T) = 1 – 0.10425 = 0.8958
`"P"("T'"//"S'")` = 1 – 0.1 = 0.9
Required probability = `"P"("S'"//"T'")`
By Bayes’ theorem,
`"P"("S'"//"T'") = ("P"("S'") * "P"("T'"//"S'"))/("P"("T'"))`
= `(0.995 xx 0.9)/0.8958`
= `0.8955/0.8958`
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