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==Interpretation of diagnostic tests==
==Interpretation of diagnostic tests==
Several statistics can aid clincians in the interpretation of diagnostic tests these include '''sensitivity''' and '''specificity''', '''predictive values''', '''likelihood ratios''' and '''pre-''' and '''post-test probabilities'''.
Several statistics can aid clincians in the interpretation of diagnostic tests these include '''sensitivity''' and '''specificity''', '''predictive values''', '''likelihood ratios''' and '''pre-''' and '''post-test probabilities'''. The following 2 x 2 table is often used by epidemiologists to calculate these statistics:
[[File:table.jpg]]