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Comment author: ChristianKl 23 July 2014 10:03:24AM 1 point [-]

What does "success rate" mean?

Comment author: polymathwannabe 23 July 2014 12:27:45PM 1 point [-]

Accurately detecting a cancer that does exist.

Comment author: ChristianKl 23 July 2014 12:54:05PM 1 point [-]

The accuracy of a test is generally defined as (Σ True positive + Σ True negative/Σ Total population). That something different then the sensitivity of a test.

I think it's useful to use the terms used in the statistical literature when talking about something like this instead of making up vague one on your own.