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False Positive Rate
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False Positive Rate
Abstract
Abstract The false positive rate of a diagnostic or screening test is defined as the complement of specificity. Its appropriate denominator is specified.
Authors
Walter SD
Book title
Encyclopedia of Biostatistics
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 15, 2005
DOI
10.1002/0470011815.b2a04020
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Stephen Walter
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences
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3107 Microbiology
31 Biological Sciences
32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
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