Specificity Is the Ability of a Screening Test to Accurately

question 17

Multiple Choice

Specificity is the ability of a screening test to accurately identify what aspect of the screening?

• A)Persons who do not have the disease
• B)Persons who have the disease
• C)Persons who need follow-up in relation to the disease
• D)Persons who were unaware that they had the disease

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Definitions:

Learning Process

The method or way in which an individual acquires new information, skills, behaviors, or attitudes through study, experience, or teaching.

Threshold Method

A technique used in various fields, including psychology and neuroscience, to determine the point at which a stimulus is strong enough to be detected or produce a response.

Noise

Unwanted or distracting sounds that can interfere with communication or concentration.