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vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A screening test has a specificity of 92. This means that there is a(n)

a. 92 chance of a true positive.
b. 92 chance of a false positive.
c. 8 chance of a false positive.
d. 8 chance of a true positive.

Question 2

An instrument that detects the presence of streptococcal antibodies is negative. Before reporting the absence of disease, the researcher must determine whether this result might be a

a. false negative.
b. false positive.
c. gold standard.
d. true positive.