Appendicitis is potentially fatal; consequently, patients with symptons strongly suggesting appendicitis almost always have their appendix removed. The appropriate surgery is low-risk but performed unnecessaril in about 20% of all cases. A new developed internal scan for apendicitis is highly accurate, producing 2 misdiagoses for every 98 correct diagnoses. Clearl, using this test, doctors can largely avoid unnecssary removals of the appendix without, however, performing any fewer necessar ones than before, since_______________--
a. the misdiagnoses produced by this test are always instances of attributin appredicitis to someone who does not, in fact, have it
b. all of the patients who are diagnosed with this test as having appendicitis do, in fact, have appendicitis
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c, d, and e are obviously out, you will choose a or b? |