Suppose the probability of an athlete taking a certain illegal steroid is 10%. A test has been
developed to detect this type of steroid and will yield either a positive or negative result.
Given
that the athlete has taken this steroid, the probability of a positive test result is 0.995. Given that
the athlete has not taken this steroid, the probability of a negative test result is 0.992. Given that
a positive test result has been observed for an athlete, what is the probability that they have
taken this steroid?
A) 0.9552 B) 0.9325 C) 0.9928 D) 0.0995
B
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The text lists all of the following companies as examples of businesses that have recently used technology to monitor ethical behavior, except for:
A. Chevron Corporation B. Apple Inc. C. Xerox Corporation D. Boeing
Which of the following is part of a bait-and-switch tactic?
A) A company advertises a product that it does not plan to sell. B) An advertisement makes claims of product superiority that cannot be easily proven or disproven. C) A marketer makes an exaggerated claim about the effectiveness of the company's product. D) An advertisement falsely inflates the retail value of a product. E) A company creates new ads to correct misinformation previously delivered through its marketing campaign.