Specificity of a screening test is the ability of a test to detect: (A) True positives, (B) False positives, (C) False negatives, (D) True negatives
Answer is D. Specificity is defined as the ability of a test to identify correctly those who do not have the disease, that is &;true-negatives&;Sensitivity is defined as the ability of a test to identify correctly all those who have the disease, that is &;true-positive&;