Table 2

Proportion false positives and false positive rate (1 − specificity) by domain

DomainFalse positives/total responses (proportion)False positive rate (1 − specificity)
Overall285 / 4460 (0.064)0.205
History99 / 2580 (0.038)0.166
Physical exam127 / 940 (0.135)0.330
Diagnosis35 / 240 (0.146)0.304
Treatment24 / 700 (0.034)0.082