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(I don't know, and have been trying to find the answer, and have failed.) Best I can do: Assuming that tests performed in different countries are comparable [1
by srl 7y ago
(I don't know, and have been trying to find the answer, and have failed.)
Best I can do: Assuming that tests performed in different countries are comparable [1], your statistic would set an upper bound on the false positive rate, which could then be applied to other countries. The U.S. has performed 3.6k tests and has ~150 confirmed cases. If the false positive rate is the same, the vast majority of those cases have to be real.
[1] Big assumption.
- oldgradstudent 7y agoThe assumption may be wrong: > The rollout of a CDC-designed test kit to state and local labs has become a fiasco because it contained a faulty reagent. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/united-states-badly-bungled-coronavirus-testing-things-may-soon-improve https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/united-states-badly-...