Most number of false positives by a screening test is becuase of?
Correct Answer: Low prevalence
Description: Ref :Parks 23rd edition pg 140. PPV decreases as prevalence decreases. As PPV decreases it means that TP is decreasing. This is accompanied by an increase in FP PPV =TP /(TP +FP)
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