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   scriptjunkie (sj@social.scriptjunkie.us)'s status on Saturday, 08-Mar-2025 02:24:31 JST scriptjunkie

   The issue isn't even just that 4/5 of Harvard medical doctors can't answer a basic statistical question right, it's that 4/5 of Harvard doctors can't answer a basic statistical question *that directly impacts their core professional day-to-day patient care responsibilities* anywhere close to accurately.

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     Lee Holmes :donor: (lee_holmes@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 08-Mar-2025 03:49:12 JST Lee Holmes :donor:

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     @sj I wonder if instead the study had asked: "What is the positive predictive value of this test?" or even "How accurately does this test predict the existence of the thing being tested?" - would the results have been more accurate?

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     scriptjunkie (sj@social.scriptjunkie.us)'s status on Saturday, 08-Mar-2025 03:49:12 JST scriptjunkie

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     • Lee Holmes :donor:

     @Lee_Holmes I'm not sure.