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Specificity Example: Test Results
In the pool of 1,000 samples, 600 were known positives.
The experimental method detected 875 positives, of which 275 were false. Of the 125 negatives detected by the experimental method, 25 were false.
The current method (Tried-and-True) detected only 625 positives, 25 of them false. 375 negatives were found as well, of which 50 were false-negatives.
The experimental method detected far more positives, but a great number of these were false. The current method, however, did generate more false-negatives than the experimental method.
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