Question

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eBook A study of 31,000 hospital admissions in New York State found that 4% of the admissions led to treatment-caused injuries. One-seventh of these treatment-caused injuries E resulted in death, and one-fourth were caused by negligence. Malpractice claims were filed in one out of 7.5 cases involving negligence, and payments were made in one out E of every two claims. a. What is the probability a person admitted to the hospital will suffer a treatment-caused injury due to negligence (to 2 decimals)? .01 b. What is the probability a person admitted to the hospital will die from a treatment caused injury (to 3 decimals)? .006 E c. In the case of a negligent treatment-caused injury, what is the probability a malpractice claim will be paid(to 5 decimals)? 0.0667

Answer 1

Ans: The probability that a malpractice claim will be paid as , - 8 (M) x 8 (8) Are P(M) = 7 7 15 , P (P) = 2 Required probability = 7 x 7 - (0.066667) Therefore, 6.67 to of the malpractice claim will be -.5 paid.

Answer 2

the aswer is 0.00667