The ability of a screening test to detect "true positive" is known as -: (A) Sensitivity, (B) Specificity, (C) Positive predictive value, (D) Negative predictive value
Answer is A. Sensitivity is the ability of a test to identify correctly all those who have the disease, that is &;true positive&;Specificity is the ability of a test to identify correctly all those who do not have the disease, that is &;true negative&;