Which of the following characteristics is not of much impoance in a screening test-
Correct Answer: High specificity
Description: ref: ref: Park&;s 23rd edition pg 137 Screening test must satisfy the criteria of acceptability, repeatablity and validity, desides others like yield, simplicity, safety, rapidity, ease of administration and cost. Specificity: defined as the ability of a test to correctly identify those who do not have the diesase, that is "true negatives". A screening test need not have high specificity.
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