Roughly 1% of the population will have an allergic reaction

Last updated: 7/28/2022

Roughly 1% of the population will have an allergic reaction to a certain type of bee sting. The table below shows the predicted testing outcome for a test that is 95% accurate. Positive Test Negative Test Total Has allergy to 95 5 100 bee sting Does not have allergy to bee 495 9405 9900 sting Total 590 9410 10,000 Given you received a negative test result, which of the following represents the probability that you do not have an allergy to this bee sting? A) 0.1% B) 5% C) 95% D) 16.1% E) 99.9%