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In principle even if the tests are unreliable in individual cases, if the false positive and negative rates are known sufficiently well it ought to be possible
by mjw1007 7y ago
In principle even if the tests are unreliable in individual cases, if the false positive and negative rates are known sufficiently well it ought to be possible to use mass results to get an accurate estimate of the prevalence of what they're supposed to be measuring.
- jamesblonde 7y agoHe said they tested people for immunity (my interpretation was antibody tests, maybe i was not correct in the actual type of test - but they are testing for "immunity" (antibodies?), somehow).