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Social & Preventive Medicine Screening for Disease 87caa094

Specificity of a test refers to its ability to detect-

A
True positive
B
True negatives
C
False negatives
D
False positive
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., True negative Sensitivity* It is the ability of a test to identify correctly all those who have the disease, i.e., true positive.Specificity* It is the ability of a test to identify correctly those who do not have the disease i.e., true negative

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