
Stephen Eldridge
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Stephen Eldridge is a writer and editor of fiction and nonfiction for all ages. He has authored nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, including forensic science, electromagnetic radiation, and American history. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, Ali, and daughter, Lucy.
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Sensitivity and specificity, two measures used to determine the validity of a test, typically in a clinical setting in healthcare. Sensitivity is a measure of how well a given test identifies the disease or trait in question (i.e., how well it avoids false negatives), while specificity is a measure…
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