ECG was performed on a total of 700 subjects with complaints of acute chest pain. Of these, 520 patients had myocardial infarction. Calculate the specificity of ECG:rn rnrnrnrnMYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONrnrn rn rn rnrnrnrnECGrnrnrnPRESENTrnrnrnABSENTrnrnrnTOTALrnrnrnrnrnPOSITIVErnrnrn416rnrnrn9rnrnrn425rnrnrnrnrnNEGATIVErnrnrn104rnrnrn171rnrnrn275rnrnrnrnrnTOTALrnrnrn520rnrnrn180rnrnrn700rnrnrnrn
Correct Answer: 95%
Description: Specificity=true negative/(true negative+ false positive) 171/180 x 100= 95% Ref: Medical biostatistics, 1st edition pg: 199
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