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  #1

if we decrease the lower limit of refrence value for a test....wat will happen to sensitivity of the test.....?will it increase or decrease.....?

  #2

specificity and positive predictive value will decrease cause we are increasing the probability of false positives....but will it make ne difference on the sensitivity.....?

  #3

sensitivity will increase as yu will be including more true positives with lesser and lesser false negatives!

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  #4

i agree...sensitivity will increase!







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