Sensitivity and Specificity simplified

Tests are not always perfect. Sensitivity and specificity are measures that can be used to determine how good a test is at correctly identifying the presence or absence of disease. In this video we’ll take a look at what they are, how they are calculated and two related measurements - positive and negative predictive values.
This video was created by Ranil Appuhamy
Narrated by - James Clark
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False negative and false positive is bias?