Description

The false negative rate for a test is the  false-negative test results divided by all patients with the disease.


false-negative rate =

= (c / (a + c))

 

where:

• c =  false negatives

• (a + c ) = sum of (true positives,  false negatives) = all people with disease

 

false-negative rate =

= 1 – (sensitivity)


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