Screening tests (e.g., AIDS testing) are evaluated on the probability of a false negative or a false positive, and both of these are:
A) conditional probabilities
B) probability of the intersection of two events
C) probability of the union of two events
D) marginal probabilities
E) probability of dependent events

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False negative and false positive results are both conditional probabilities, meaning they are the probability of one event (the test result) given that another event (the true status of the individual being tested) has occurred.

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