Sensitivity and specificity
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Sensitivity and specificity are a recurring theme in medicine and pathology.
Definitions
Sensitivity
Specificity
Notes:
- TP = true positive.
- FN = false negative.
- TN = true negative.
- FP = false positive.
Memory device:[1]
- "SpPins and SnNouts" = specific positive test rules in, sensitive negative test rules out.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://ktclearinghouse.ca/cebm/glossary/specsen. Accessed on: 4 May 2011.