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📐 What Sensitivity and Specificity Mean
The two numbers that tell you how reliable a test actually is.
Understanding How Diagnostic Tests Work
- Every medical test aims to tell us if you have a specific condition.
- No test is perfect, so we rely on two statistical measures to understand their accuracy.
- **Sensitivity** tracks how well a test catches everyone who actually has the disease.
- A test with high sensitivity rarely misses a positive case.
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