A Laboratory Scientist Is Attempting to Develop a Screening Tool

question 23

Multiple Choice

A laboratory scientist is attempting to develop a screening tool that will detect leukemia before children show any symptoms of the disease, because it is most curable in its early stages. The scientist wants a test that will detect all children, whether or not it produces some false positives. What does the researcher want, in terms of that new screening tool?

• A)Maximum sensitivity
• B)A high LR⁺
• C)Maximum specificity
• D)A high LR^-
• E)High interrater reliability

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