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The Math Club


Jun 29, 2022

In this episode, Noah's certain that he has a disease because he tested positive on a test that's 99% accurate.  Does that mean he almost certainly has the disease?  Pete's not so sure, and brings up a statistics concept to help shed some light on the numbers.

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Questions Answered in This Episode:
• What is Bayes' Theorem?
• How does conditional probability affect medical test results?