What is the base rate for a particular disease? A) the likelihood of the disease

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What is the base rate for a particular disease?

A) the likelihood of the disease for a particular group such as males

B) the rate at which the disease spreads

C) the likelihood of the disease given some set of symptoms

D) the overall likelihood of some having the disease

What do we call the overall proportion of people who have a disease?

A) base rate

B) false rejection

C) false positive

D) miss

A) the likelihood of the disease for a particular group such as males

B) the rate at which the disease spreads

C) the likelihood of the disease given some set of symptoms

D) the overall likelihood of some having the disease

Explanation / Answer

Base rate is best defined by:

D) the overall likelihood of some having the disease

Base rate gives the prior probability of the prevalence of disease in a population.

The overall proportion of people who have a disease is known by:

A. Base rate

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