Tag | Value |
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file | Probability_uva-elementary-probability-955-en_uva-elementary-probability-955-en |
name | uva-elementary-probability-955-en |
section | Probability/Elementary Probability |
type | schoice |
solution | FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE |
Type | Conceptual |
Language | English |
Level | Statistical Literacy |
IRT-Difficulty | 1.496 |
p-value | 0.8608 |
A crime has been committed, and it is known that the criminal is part is part of a population of 6 million. Through research, the police know that only one person in a million has DNA that matches the DNA of the perpetrator. What then is the probability that the police will catch the perpetrator has, if the police rely only on a DNA match?