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Conditional Probability in medical tests

Conditional probability is used in medical tests to calculate false negative, false positives, specificity, and senstivity. Two-way tables and probability trees can be used to calculate these values.

What are the limitations of using two-way tables in calculating these values?
What are the limitations of using probability trees in calculating these values?

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