StatisticsIntermediate
Specificity
Definition
The ability of a test to correctly identify individuals who do not have the condition (true negative rate). A highly specific test rarely produces false positives.
Example
A test with 98% specificity correctly identifies 98 out of 100 healthy individuals as negative.
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