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Posterior probability, medical screening

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Bayes Theorem Calculator: Posterior probability, medical screening. Bayes Theorem Calculator uses standard math formulas to compute accurate results instantly.

e.g. disease prevalence

P(+|sick)

P(−|healthy)

P(sick | positive test)

1.94%

Negative test → 100.00% truly healthy (NPV)

Per 10,000 people

Test +Test −Total
Sick10（true +）0（false −）10
Healthy499（false +）9491（true −）9990

Bayes' theorem

  1. 1P(B) = 0.10%；P(+|B) = 99.0%；P(+|¬B) = 5.0%
  2. 2Joint true+ = 99.0% × 0.10% = 0.099%
  3. 3False+ = 5.0% × 99.90% = 4.995%
  4. 4PPV = 0.099 ÷ 5.094 = 1.94%

💡 The base-rate fallacy: a 99%-accurate test for a 0.1% disease still yields mostly false positives — because the healthy crowd is huge, its small false-positive slice outnumbers the true positives. This is why screening low-risk groups creates overdiagnosis, and why a positive screening result always needs a confirmatory test.

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