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by bonsai_spool 230 days ago
Bayesian thinking isn’t about p-values and doesn’t need to be presented that way.

If you use the centor criteria before resting for strep, is that worse than getting out a piece of paper and researching background population prevalence?

The OP is being dogmatic about doctors needing to know things he does which is obviously silly.

Edit - but yes, I agree that we should think about sensitivity and specificity, I just don’t think you need to be a statistician, just to have a helpful script and resources for patients who wish to know more.