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> The difference being a high false negative rate may be more dangerous At an individual level, false negative seems more dangerous. But at a macro level, a hi
by arcticfox 6y ago
> The difference being a high false negative rate may be more dangerous
At an individual level, false negative seems more dangerous. But at a macro level, a high false positive rate could lead to taking dramatically policy decisions
- bumby 6y agoSorry, I was editing my comment to add that very perspective just as you replied it seems. I agree with the caveat that false negative rate is much more relevant for society when a disease is very contagious. Take measles, with an R0 in the teens. A high false negative rate can cause explosive growth in the numbers of people catching the disease, which I think is what makes it relevant to the COVID-19 scenario