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Most number of false positives by a screening test is becuase of?

A
High specificity
B
High sensitivity
C
High prevalence
D
Low prevalence
High-Yield Explanation
Ref :Parks 23rd edition pg 140. PPV decreases as prevalence decreases. As PPV decreases it means that TP is decreasing. This is accompanied by an increase in FP PPV =TP /(TP +FP)

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