Specificity
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Specificity of a test/investigation is the ability of thea test to identify truebe correctly negative cases which do not have the(true negative) in persons without the disease under questionin question.
Calculation
Specificity = true negatives detected by test/total negative cases / total cases without the disease
where, total negative cases cases without the disease = true negative + false positive
See also
-<p><strong>Specificity </strong>of a test/investigation is the ability of the test to identify true negative cases which do not have the disease under question.</p><h4>Calculation</h4><p>Specificity = true negatives detected by test/total negative cases without the disease</p><p>where, total negative cases = true negative + false positive</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>-<li><a href="/articles/sensitivity">sensitivity</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/positive-predictive-value">positive predictive value</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/negative-predictive-value">negative predictive value</a></li>-<li><a title="p value" href="/articles/p-value">p value</a></li>-</ul>- +<p><strong>Specificity </strong>of a test/investigation is the ability of a test to be correctly negative (true negative) in persons without the disease in question.</p><h4>Calculation</h4><p>Specificity = true negatives detected by test / total cases without the disease</p><p>where, total cases without the disease = true negative + false positive</p>
Tags changed:
- statistics
Sections changed:
- Imaging Technology
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