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2x2 Table for Diagnostic Tests

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By typing the numbers of patients in the white boxes, you can use CALC to work out the Sensitivity, Specificity, LR, etc for the test. While typing, you can use the TAB key to jump quickly to the next field.

The movie will display a coloured graphic to the right of the table which shows the proportional size of each outcome group so you can get a quick visual appraisal of how the test performed.