ECSE-2500, Engineering Probability, Spring 2010, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Homework 3, due 2pm Tues Feb 16 Fri Feb 19
- (4 pts) For the false positive medical test example, graph the probabilities of a false positive and a false negative, as a function of the prior probability that you have the disease.
- (1 pt) Does this mean that you should get more or fewer tests if you are generally healthy?
- (5 pts) Do exercise 2.62 on page 88 of the text.
- (5 pts) Do 2.69.
- (5 pts) Do 2.72.
- (5 pts) Do 2.76.
- (5 pts) Do 2.82.
- (5 pts) Do 2.88.
- (5 pts) Do 2.95.
- (5 pts) Do 2.97.
- (5 pts) Do 2.101.
(10 pts) Do 1.126.postponed until next week because of the typo (1. should be 2.).(10 pts) Do 1.127."