Home›Sources›Wikipedia: Sensitivity and SpecificitySourcesWikipedia: Sensitivity and SpecificityEncyclopedia ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. "Wikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificity." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-sensitivity-and-specificity.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Wikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificity. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-sensitivity-and-specificityCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-wikipedia-sensitivity-and-specificity, author = {Health and Wellness Atlas}, title = {Wikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificity}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-sensitivity-and-specificity}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Wikipedia article on sensitivity and specificity, cited for both measures' definitions and the trade-off between them in screening test design.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (15 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitivity_and_specificitySource TypeWell-attestedReferenceReliability TierWell-attested3SourcesWikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificitytier 3WikipediaView the SourceWikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificitytier 3WikipediaLead sectionView the SourceWikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificitytier 3WikipediaPage footerView the SourceWikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificitytier 3WikipediaPage addressView the SourceWikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificitytier 3WikipediaDocument kindView the SourceWikipedia: Sensitivity and Specificitytier 3WikipediaEditorial model, community-editedView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (15 claims)This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicConcepts, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested11ConceptsSensitivity (Screening and Diagnostic Testing)Specificity (Screening and Diagnostic Testing)SourcesWikipedia: Sensitivity and SpecificityGeneral References4ConceptsSensitivity (Screening and Diagnostic Testing)Specificity (Screening and Diagnostic Testing)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year