I know the probability of a range of individual drug side effects. I want to know how to calculate the probability of getting any one of the listed side effects. I'd also like to know how to calculate a given number of selected side effects. To illustrate what I am talking about here's a simple made up example:
A list of three drug side effects provides the probability of getting each one (determined by clinical trials): Probability of Event1 = .01, Probability of Event2 = .15, Probability of Event3 = .02 These are independent of each other (that is, getting one does not affect the probability of getting any other). What are the formulas for calculating:
The probability of getting a side effect (not a specific one, just any one - i.e. the collective probability of getting a side effect);
The probability of getting a specific set of side effects (e.g. 1 and 3).
Thank you very much for your time.
John
A list of three drug side effects provides the probability of getting each one (determined by clinical trials): Probability of Event1 = .01, Probability of Event2 = .15, Probability of Event3 = .02 These are independent of each other (that is, getting one does not affect the probability of getting any other). What are the formulas for calculating:
The probability of getting a side effect (not a specific one, just any one - i.e. the collective probability of getting a side effect);
The probability of getting a specific set of side effects (e.g. 1 and 3).
Thank you very much for your time.
John