School of Nursing and Academic Division of Midwifery

RLO: Sensitivity and Specificity

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A diagnostic test has a sensitivity of 85% and a specificity of 95%. How many false positive and false negative results will there be if the test is used on 100 patients with disease and 100 without?

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Developer: Caroline Burton

Content author: Elaine Bentley

RLO released: 2nd February, 2007

Page last updated: 21 June, 2007