b. In Covid-19 pandemic, one out of every 500 people of Dhaka city were affected during this month. If a person is affected with the virus, the test reports are 85% of the time positive, and 5% time if the person is not affected ( This 5% is called false positive). Find the probability that the person has not virus given that they have been tested positive.

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b. In Covid-19 pandemic, one out of every 500
people of Dhaka city were affected during this
month. If a person is affected with the virus, the
test reports are 85% of the time positive, and 5%
time if the person is not affected ( This 5% is
called false positive). Find the probability that the
person has not virus given that they have been
tested positive.
Transcribed Image Text:b. In Covid-19 pandemic, one out of every 500 people of Dhaka city were affected during this month. If a person is affected with the virus, the test reports are 85% of the time positive, and 5% time if the person is not affected ( This 5% is called false positive). Find the probability that the person has not virus given that they have been tested positive.
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