since people tend to assume paternity tests are infallible
This specific instance is particularly egregious, but…
They shouldn’t be doing this regardless. Most medical tests have a false positive rate, and I suspect nearly all paternity tests do as well. When interpreting medical results having a decent understanding of Bayesian statistics is very useful. If you don’t, you should be asking your doctor to help you interpret results.
This specific instance is particularly egregious, but…
They shouldn’t be doing this regardless. Most medical tests have a false positive rate, and I suspect nearly all paternity tests do as well. When interpreting medical results having a decent understanding of Bayesian statistics is very useful. If you don’t, you should be asking your doctor to help you interpret results.