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Denominator in sensitivity is ?

A
Total number of healthy people
B
Total number of diseased people
C
Total number of people showing positive results
D
Total number of people showing negative results
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Total number of diseased people i) SensitivityIt is the percentage of diseased people that who are diagnosed as having disease.Total number of diseased people = True positive + False negative.Number of people (among diseased people) diagnosed as having disease = True positives. ii) SpecificityIt is the percentage of healthy people who are identified as healthy.Total number of healthy people = True negatives + False positivesNumber of healthy people who are identified as healthy = True negatives

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