The Proportion of Persons with Positive Test Results Who Actually

question 21

Multiple Choice

The proportion of persons with positive test results who actually have a disease,interpreted as the probability that an individual with a positive test result has the disease,is the:

• A) Sensitivity
• B) Specificity
• C) Positive predictive value
• D) Negative predictive value

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