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Social & Preventive Medicine Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV 73b6aff9

A screening test was positive in 50% of diseased and 10% of healthy population. What is the specificity of the test?

A
0.5
B
0.9
C
0.83
D
0.064
High-Yield Explanation
Screening Test Gold Standard Positive Negative Positive 50 10 Negative 50 90 Specificity= True Negative / True Negative + False Positives = 90/90 + 10 = 90/100 = 0.9

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