alt Hacker NewsWould you take a test if doing so statistically increases your probability of death?
Is it moral for a doctor to give a test they think is going to increase someone's chance of death.
Would you take a test if doing so statistically increases your probability of death?
Is it moral for a doctor to give a test they think is going to increase someone's chance of death.
That's just wrong. Taking a test doesn't do anything to the data-generating process, your chance of death is 100%. The test merely informs your posterior about the timing of the event.