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A diagnostic test's TRUE NEGATIVE results, divided by the sum of TRUE NEGATIVES and FALSE POSITIVES, calculates which statistical measure?

  1. Specificity (TN / [TN + FP])
  2. Sensitivity (TP / [TP + FN])
  3. Positive predictive value
  4. P-value
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Correct answer: A. Specificity (TN / [TN + FP])

Specificity is calculated as true negatives divided by the sum of true negatives and false positives — it measures a test's ability to correctly identify those WITHOUT the disease. Sensitivity, by contrast, is true positives divided by true positives plus false negatives, measuring the ability to correctly identify those WITH the disease.

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