Screening and Diagnostic Tests
Subject area: science, mathematics
Grade level: 11th or 12th
Level of Difficulty: high
Prerequisites: students should be comfortable with the ideas of conditional probability, and be acquainted with Bayes Theorem.
Summary: This unit will guide students in their understanding of the necessity, purpose, procedures and limitations of diagnostic tests and their role in screening for a disease.
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