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A short explainer on diagnostic accuracy

Carl explains the properties and limits of diagnostic tests

This is Carl’s clear explanation of why Zum Zum water is rare based on this morning’s post analysing the latest breakthrough test.

In just over 5 minutes, the video explains sensitivity, specificity, the positive predictive value, how prevalence affects the results and the problems of false positives and negatives.

There is a lot to cover in five minutes, but hopefully, this will clear up some of the confusion surrounding test accuracy results.

The breakthrough test

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September 4, 2024
The breakthrough test

The Telegraph has moved on from wonder drugs and fountains of youth to a breakthrough test that ‘detects prostate cancer in less than 15 minutes.’