(Solved): 5) Suppose a medical program scans the results of routine medical tests (pulse rate, blood tests, et ...

5) Suppose a medical program scans the results of routine medical tests (pulse rate, blood tests, etc.) and either clears the case or refers the case to a doctor. The program is used to screen thousands of people who do not have specific medical complaints. The program makes a decision for each person. What are the two hypotheses and the two types of error that the program can make? Describe the two types of error in terms of "false positive" and "false negative" test results. comment: Let Ho: person should see doctor and Ha: person should not see doctor. (This switches the hypotheses in the solutions in the back of the text.) See p. 410. A "false positive” occurs when the patient is told to see the doctor when the visit is not necessary.