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>The test correctly ruled out cancer in over 99% of those who tested negative. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the textbook example of understanding fa

>The test correctly ruled out cancer in over 99% of those who tested negative. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the textbook example of understanding false negatives in testing people at scale?

tigerlily 1y ago
Yeah that's classic Taleb right there
- highd 1y ago
  More like classic Bayes. Taleb's pop-sci came a few decades later.
  - adastra22 1y ago
    I think you mean a few centuries.