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The problem with "just throwing tests at the wall" is that every test has a false positive rate. For rare diseases like this (~30 documented cases ever!) even
by khuey 7y ago
The problem with "just throwing tests at the wall" is that every test has a false positive rate. For rare diseases like this (~30 documented cases ever!) even tiny false positive rates will lead to significant over-diagnosis.
- amelius 7y agoI suppose you rule out false positives by determining whether the combination of measurements could explain the symptoms.