A test is used to screen people for hepatitis B. The sensitivity of the test is 95% and the specificity of the test is 90%. Assume that the total number of persons being tested for hepatitis B is 50,000. Assume that the true prevalence of hepatitis B in the population is 100 per 50,000.Calculate the number of true positives and the number of false positives

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A test is used to screen people for hepatitis B. The sensitivity of the test is 95% and the specificity of the test is 90%. Assume that the total number of persons being tested for hepatitis B is 50,000. Assume that the true prevalence of hepatitis B in the population is 100 per 50,000.Calculate the number of true positives and the number of false positives .

 

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