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I don't know the specific numbers but this jump is definitely possible. Let's say the false-negative rate is 0% and the false-positive rate is 2%. For sake of

I don't know the specific numbers but this jump is definitely possible. Let's say the false-negative rate is 0% and the false-positive rate is 2%. For sake of argument, let's say that 0.05% actually have Covid. If you tested 10000, 5 people have it in reality but your testing would show that 205 people tested positive.

DeonPenny 7y ago
That doesn't seem right if it says 5 people had it then a false positive would only say that there's a 2% that likelihood that that test is wrong. Its not saying there is a 2% likelihood that 10000 people are sick. Its saying there's a 98% chance that this test diagnosis them right and 2% chance it does it wrong. This is better than the false positive of other tests like the normal tests with a 10-15% false positive rate. https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-test-free-testing-update-accuracy/6053940/ https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-test-free-testing-update-ac... Also this