EAKIN MARK E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I caught part of a news story on TV saying that an office that had tested
> positive for anthrax was pronounced clean after further testing. Does
> anyone have any numbers on the probability of a false positive when using
> the test for anthrax? This info would be useful since I am just now
> talking about Type I and Type II errors in class.
A google search for:
test anthrax "false positive rate"
turned up a few links that might help. You might try a few variations on
that kind of search as well.
Glen
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