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anew screening test for Lyme disease is being evaluated. it wasadministered to 1,235 people in maine. While 115 people with thedisease tested positive for it another 47 people who do not havethe disease tested positive for Lyme. 721 people who do not haveLyme tested negative.
1.calculate specificity
2.calculate positive predictive value
3.calculate the negative predictive value
4.would you recommend this nrw screening test?

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1From the given data the following Table is calculatedHave diseaseDo not have diseaseTotalTest positivea TP 115b FP 47a b TP    See Answer
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