Difference between revisions of "Sensitivity and specificity"

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Sensitivity and specificity are a recurring theme in medicine and pathology.

$Sensitivity=TP/(TP+FN)$

$Specificity=TN/(TN+FP)$

Notes:

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"SpPins and SnNouts" = specific positive test rules in, sensitive negative test rules out.

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	'''~~Sensitvity~~''' and '''specificity''' are a recurring theme in medicine and pathology.		'''Sensitivity''' and '''specificity''' are a recurring theme in medicine and pathology.

	==Definitions==		==Definitions==