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But isn't the problem apparent? Many people are tested with a very low prevalence and a Test that has at least some false-positive rate. This statistical proble
by s9w 6y ago
But isn't the problem apparent? Many people are tested with a very low prevalence and a Test that has at least some false-positive rate. This statistical problem has been known and discussed for decades now, for example in the field of women breast cancer. There we have discussion about unnecessary cancer operations as a result.
But come covid, mentioning this gets you called a Nazi in my Country. The current positive rate of tests in Germany are about 0.8%. Over 99% of the tests are negative. We know that the test has about 1% false positive rate from official numbers. That is under ideal conditions. But no one points out the obvious.