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CharlieWard

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Some employers use lie detector tests to screen job applicants. Lie detector tests are not completely
  reliable. Suppose that in a lie detector test, 65 of lies are identified as lies and that 14 of true
  statements are also identified as lies.
 
  A company gives its job applicants a polygraph test, asking Did you tell the truth on your job
  application?. Suppose that 93 of the job applicants tell the truth during the polygraph test.
  What is the probability that a person who fails the test was actually telling the truth?
  A) 0.259 B) 0.349 C) 0.14 D) 0.741

Question 2

22.6 16.1 36.1 36.0 23.8 20.3
 
  A) 36.1 B) 4347.7 C) 3999.0 D) 8.35



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otokexnaru

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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CharlieWard

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Reply 2 on: Jul 25, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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