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When Supreme Court Justice Blackmun heard that the prediction of violence is wrong two out of three times, he concluded that predicting violence using a coin flip would be more accurate. Why was he wrong?
 
  a. The specificity of a coin flip is above 50 percent.
  b. The sensitivity of a coin flip is above 50 percent.
  c. The base rate of violence is much lower than 50 percent.
  d. The coin flip is random, not based on clinical judgment.

Question 2

Dr. Davis has incorrectly hospitalized someone who is not dangerous. Dr. Eliot has incorrectly released someone from the hospital who is, in fact, still dangerous. Dr. Davis has made a ___________ error, while Dr. Eliot has made a __________ error.
 
  a. justifiable / unjustifiable
  b. unjustifiable / justifiable
  c. false positive / false negative
  d. false negative / false positive



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c.



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