GATE ES · 2023 · ES
Question 30: Probability and Statistics
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Question 30
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A researcher compiled the following information about the performance of a kit in an outbreak
Infection state | Kit response
Disease (probability = 0.002) | Positive response (probability = 0.98)
No Disease | Positive response (probability = 0.03)
The probability of detecting an infection for a positive result through the kit would be _____________ (rounded off to three decimal places).
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2023ES
GATE ES 2023 · Paper 1
Environmental Science and Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
- Marks
- 1 mark
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