Elon Musk ridicules Covid-19 tests carried out on him after conflicting results

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There's always false positives for any test, the real question is how often is this happening.

[–]clampiedoon 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

far less often than false negatives

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This is just not true. There is a parameter that exactly replicates this fact: it is called "sensitivity".