I can't wrap my head around the weird math here. Can somebody explain this for a retard?
A test that has a 99% specificity is still wrong 1% of the time. And if it's being used to test a population where 1% of people are infected, half the time a positive result will be a false positive.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...prove-accuracy
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A test that has a 99% specificity is still wrong 1% of the time. And if it's being used to test a population where 1% of people are infected, half the time a positive result will be a false positive.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...prove-accuracy
.