Lecture

Diagnostic Tests: Sensitivity and Specificity

Description

This lecture covers the concepts of Sensitivity and Specificity in diagnostic tests with binary classification outputs, such as pregnancy tests and biomarker tests. Sensitivity is the probability of providing a correct answer for positive samples, while Specificity is for negative samples. The lecture explains how these parameters depend on the biomarker measured and the threshold concentration chosen. It also introduces the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, which is used to compare diagnostic tests based on sensitivity and specificity. The importance of Precision in determining the probability of having a disease given a positive test result is also discussed, considering the prevalence of the disease in the population.

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