Thursday, September 4, 2025

Medical Statistics Puzzle

A study asked a group of doctors this basic #statistics question, and most got it wrong: A rare disease affects 1 out of 1000 people, and the test to detect it has a false positive rate of 5%. If someone tests positive, what is the chance that they actually have the disease?


Can you guess the correct answer?


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