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Tree diagram to illustrate the false discovery rate in screening tests. This example is for a prevalence of 1%, specificity 95% and sensitivity 80%. Out of 10 000 people screened, 495+80=575 give positive tests. Of these, 495 are false positives so the false discovery rate is 86%.
