For what percent of those tested for a certain infection was the test accurate; that is, positive for those who had the infection and negative for those who did not have the infection?
(1) Of those who tested positive for the infection, 1/8 did not have the infection.
(2) Of those tested for the infection, 90 percent tested negative.
I am having trouble understanding the above question . Could some one from expert community simply the approach .
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Hi canbtg,
This DS question essentially refers to 4 different types who were tested for an infection:
1) Tested positive AND were positive
2) Tested positive BUT were negative
3) Tested negative AND were negative
4) Tested negative BUT were positive
The question asks us what percent of the total were groups 1 and 3 (combined).
To properly answer this question, we would need LOTS of information.
Fact 1 gives us a breakdown of those who tested positive, but doesn't give us any sense of how many (or even what percent) Tested positive or negative. INSUFFICIENT.
Fact 2 gives us 90% tested negative, thus 10% tested positive, but doesn't give us any info on the "accuracy" of the tests. INSUFFICIENT
Combined, we're still missing the "breakdown" for those who tested negative, so there's no way to answer the question.
Final Answer: E
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This DS question essentially refers to 4 different types who were tested for an infection:
1) Tested positive AND were positive
2) Tested positive BUT were negative
3) Tested negative AND were negative
4) Tested negative BUT were positive
The question asks us what percent of the total were groups 1 and 3 (combined).
To properly answer this question, we would need LOTS of information.
Fact 1 gives us a breakdown of those who tested positive, but doesn't give us any sense of how many (or even what percent) Tested positive or negative. INSUFFICIENT.
Fact 2 gives us 90% tested negative, thus 10% tested positive, but doesn't give us any info on the "accuracy" of the tests. INSUFFICIENT
Combined, we're still missing the "breakdown" for those who tested negative, so there's no way to answer the question.
Final Answer: E
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canbtg wrote:For what percent of those tested for a certain infection was the test accurate; that is, positive for those who had the infection and negative for those who did not have the infection?
(1) Of those who tested positive for the infection, 1/8 did not have the infection.
(2) Of those tested for the infection, 90 percent tested negative.
Since we are given only percentages we can assume a smart number (100)
We need to find the information given in red.
St1:
INSUFFICIENT
St2:
INSUFFICIENT
St1+St2:
INSUFFICIENT
We need more information to find the proportion of people tested negative but did not have the infection, thus the answer is E
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I just want to point out that Vivek has done a perfect job employing a technique known as the Double Matrix Method. This technique can be used for most questions featuring a population in which each member has two characteristics associated with it.
Here, we have a population of patients, and the two characteristics are:
- has infection or doesn't have infection
- tested positive or tested negative
To learn more about this technique, watch our free video: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... ems?id=919
Then try these additional practice questions that can be solved using the Double Matrix Method:
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-1
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-2
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-3
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/ds-quest-t187706.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/overlapping- ... 83320.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/finance-majo ... 67425.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/ds-french-ja ... 22297.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/sets-t269449.html#692540
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/in-costume-f ... tml#692116
Cheers,
Brent
Here, we have a population of patients, and the two characteristics are:
- has infection or doesn't have infection
- tested positive or tested negative
To learn more about this technique, watch our free video: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... ems?id=919
Then try these additional practice questions that can be solved using the Double Matrix Method:
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-1
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-2
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/05/ ... question-3
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/ds-quest-t187706.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/overlapping- ... 83320.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/finance-majo ... 67425.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/ds-french-ja ... 22297.html
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/sets-t269449.html#692540
- https://www.beatthegmat.com/in-costume-f ... tml#692116
Cheers,
Brent
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