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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
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To: Kirk © who wrote (9087)4/8/2020 12:56:39 PM
From: Kirk ©   of 26745
 
Interesting article on the accuracy of testing...

towardsdatascience.com

The Ideal test




The orange curve (bottom, for negative result) is very close to the x-axis, which would mean that a negative result virtually guarantees a zero probability of infection.The blue curve (top, for positive result) is straight up the y-axis and right, which would mean that a positive result virtually guarantees a certain probability of infection.













The unreliable test cannot rule out infection.


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