{"id":1692,"date":"2015-08-21T12:34:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T12:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreasphysioblog.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2021-05-19T08:56:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T08:56:55","slug":"specificity-sp-and-sensitivity-sn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreasphysioblog.com\/?p=1692","title":{"rendered":"Specificity (SP) and Sensitivity (SN)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Specificity (SP) and Sensitivity (SN)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We are using Specificity (SP) and Sensitivity (SN) in order to determine clinical utility.<\/p>\n

Sensitivity (SN)<\/strong>: Measures the proportion of actual positives which are correctly identified as such (eg, the percentage of sick people who are correctly identified as having a condition).<\/p>\n

Specificity (SP)<\/strong>: Measures the proportion of negatives which are correctly identified (eg, the percentage of healthy people who are correctly identified as not having the condition).<\/p>\n

Furthermore are we using +LR and -LR when we combine test: You want the LR+ to be high and the LR- to be low.<\/p>\n