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Specificity


Specificity is the probability that a binary diagnostic test gives a negative result when the condition being tested is absent.


See also

Sensitivity, Statistical Test, Type I Error, Type II Error, Youden's J Statistic

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Specificity." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Specificity.html

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