Best chance of finding correct answer based on opinion poll

alexkn

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Hi,

I have to make a medical diagnosis for a patient : is he A or B ?

I can not make inspection of the patient, and my only help is a poll of N medical experts that observed him.

Out of N experts, the track records for their past diagnoses are as below :

  • 12% of experts had a success rate of 48%
  • 21% of experts had a success rate of 62%
  • 22% of experts had a success rate of 78%
  • 45% of experts had a success rate of 93%

Questions :

1 / How can I maximise my chance of giving the right medical diagnosis, based only on the source of medical experts ?

2/ What if the diagnosis asked is not only A or B, but A or B or C ?

3/ What if my experts are the best Y experts out of 100, but I don't know the distribution of their success rate ?

Thanks very much for your suggestions !
 
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