School of Nursing and Academic Division of Midwifery

RLO: Sensitivity and Specificity

• Introduction
• Tests
• False results
• Accuracy table
• Activity
• Assessment
• Feedback
• Resources

50 people were given a diagnostic test for asthma. (20 with disease, 30 without.) 15 people with asthma had a positive test, whilst 5 people with asthma had a negative test. A negative test result was also found in 28 people without asthma. 2 people without asthma had a positive test result. put these numbers into the table and answer box to work out the sensitivity and specificity.

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Developer: Caroline Burton

Content author: Elaine Bentley

RLO released: 2nd February, 2007

Page last updated: 18 May, 2007