The Logic of Drug Testing

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This article explores the reliability of drug tests for athletes, using mathematics. The author attempts to address this issue by relating drug tests to conditional probability. Throughout the text, various numbers that affect the calculation of a reliable probability are discussed. Numbers such as test sensitivity, test specificity, and weight of evidence are related to Bayes' theorem, which is ultimately used to calculate the conditional probability.
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Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: probability, conditional probability, odds, proportions, test-sensitivity, test-specificity, weight of evidence, Bayes' Theorem, text complexity, informational text, drug testing, drug test
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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