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

January 18, 2022 Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran Season 3 Episode 16
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S3E16: Your COVID Rapid Test Result: Are You Positive You're Positive?
Show Notes

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 mention escape rooms, C4, Embassy Suites, palak paneer, 93% accurate, astragali, SAT prep courses, the volume of a cone, risk and burden, and digging up the Rev. 

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