Assume that breast cancer affects .8 percent of the female population between 40 and 50 years of age

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Assume that breast cancer affects .8 percent of the female population between 40 and 50 years of age. There are two kinds of test results: true positive (you have it) and false positive (the test indicates you do have it, but you really do not). Assume Mammograms are 90% accurate at spotting people who have breast cancer (true positive), and are 93% accurate at spotting people who do not (true negative). What are the false negative and false positive accuracies?  If a female tests positive for breast cancer, compute the likelihood that she indeed has the cancer.

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    Assume that breast cancer affects .8 percent of the female population between 40 and 50 years of age
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