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submitted by โˆ—m-ice(370)
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Specificity is equal to the number of true negative tests over the number of true negatives plus false positives:

Spec = TN /(TN + FP)

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submitted by โˆ—avicenna(12)
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Just in case someone needs a review Sensitivity is calculated by dividing the number of true positives, by the total number of all people who have the condition - the true positives and false negatives.

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