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S5E01 Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curves

In this week’s episode, the first for Season 5, Greg and Patrick explore the very cool world of receiver operating characteristic, or ROC, curves: what they are, how they work, and why we can give partial thanks to Winston Churchill for their existence. Along the way they also discuss advent calendars, lasagna for 8, honey […]

S3E16: Your COVID Rapid Test Result: Are You Positive You’re Positive?

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In today’s episode, Patrick and Greg use the context of COVID rapid tests to discuss issues of sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predicted values, and the generally questionable utility of test accuracy information. Along the way they also discuss escape rooms, C4, Embassy Suites, palak paneer, 93% accurate, astragali, SAT prep courses, the volume of

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S5E01 Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curves

S3E16: Your COVID Rapid Test Result: Are You Positive You’re Positive?

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