if the test comes back negative, it’s wrong only about 3 times out of 10,000,”
This is a hard one. While this could lead to an increase in the frequency of body scans, it’s being said by a healthcare ceo so I kind of need him to play a game a Luigi’s Mansion before I can listen to him.
if the test comes back negative, it’s wrong only about 3 times out of 10,000,”
So there-in lies the problem, which is that things like cancer, are already rare. Say there are 6 real instances of cancer in 10,000. Say the system says 20 are cancer, 3 actually are, and it missed 3. That means it was only positively correct at a rate of 50%, even though its overall accuracy is well over 99%
This is a hard one. While this could lead to an increase in the frequency of body scans, it’s being said by a healthcare ceo so I kind of need him to play a game a Luigi’s Mansion before I can listen to him.
So there-in lies the problem, which is that things like cancer, are already rare. Say there are 6 real instances of cancer in 10,000. Say the system says 20 are cancer, 3 actually are, and it missed 3. That means it was only positively correct at a rate of 50%, even though its overall accuracy is well over 99%