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Abstract The false positive rate of a diagnostic or screening test is defined, and its clinical implications are discussed. An alternative use of the term “specificity” in factor analysis is also mentioned.
Authors
Walter SD
Book title
Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 29, 2014
DOI
10.1002/9781118445112.stat05263
Associated Experts
Stephen Walter
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences
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5203 Clinical and Health Psychology
32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
52 Psychology
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