Too much false positives in a test is due to which of the following-: (A) High prevalence, (B) Tests with high specificity, (C) Tests with high sensitivity, (D) High incidence
Answer is C. Ref :Parks 25th edition pg 152 Tests with high sensitivity gives too much false positives. Note Specificity and sensitivity are inversely related. High sensitivity means low specificity. Specificity = TN/ (TN+ FP).. low specificity means low TN, meaning high FP