Which of the following characteristics is not of much impoance in a screening test-
ref: ref: Park&;s 23rd edition pg 137 Screening test must satisfy the criteria of acceptability, repeatablity and validity, desides others like yield, simplicity, safety, rapidity, ease of administration and cost. Specificity: defined as the ability of a test to correctly identify those who do not have the diesase, that is "true negatives". A screening test need not have high specificity.
Low cost
High safety margin
High sensitivity
High specificity
Screening