The test I had made when admitted in the ER was such that the doctor was yelling across the hall "the only binding result for us is a positive one" so I guess my test had a larger false negative rate.
I mean that's the thing about statistical evaluation of lab work.
Just because it has a higher false positive rate doesn't mean negative results are wrong. It means you probably want to follow up with a more precise test, instead of doing the rapid 4 times in a row because Elon Musk asked you to.
Aren't rapid antigen tests just trash?
They're definitely not great for this type of test. Rapid Ab testing suffers from high cross-reactivity, which causes a high false-positive rate.
A good ELISA kit will take hours to run and result.
The test I had made when admitted in the ER was such that the doctor was yelling across the hall "the only binding result for us is a positive one" so I guess my test had a larger false negative rate.
I mean that's the thing about statistical evaluation of lab work.
Just because it has a higher false positive rate doesn't mean negative results are wrong. It means you probably want to follow up with a more precise test, instead of doing the rapid 4 times in a row because Elon Musk asked you to.
I mean, for me the test was just to say whether I could be placed on a regular ward or in the corona ward.
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Tfw you're an engineering god amongst men to your adoring dork fans and can't figure out how statistical probability works.