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Bayes and the base rate: why a 99% accurate test is usually wrong

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The arithmetic that surprises everyone, and the independence trap that follows it.

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Step 1 / 4The setup

A test has sensitivity 0.990.99 and specificity 0.950.95; the disease affects 1%1\% of people. You test positive. What is the chance you have it?

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