1) You are told about a drug that reduces
heart attack risks for people in the age group of your parents.
It costs $5000 per year.
How likely are you to recommend it to your parents if it
reduces heart attack deaths by 50% per year?
A)
recommend it
B)
neutral
C)
oppose it
2) This question addresses false-positive rates for an HIV
test.
We want to know the chance you actually have HIV given a
positive test result.
You are given the following averages for people in your
age-risk group:
1% are infected
99% are not
infected
95% is the chance
of testing positive if you are infected by HIV
2%
is the chance of testing positive if you are not infected with HIV
If you get a
positive lab test, the chance that you HAVE HIV is nearly
A)
99%
B)
98%
C)
95%
D)
2/3 (67%)
E)
1/3 (33%)
F)
1%