Comment by rscho

Comment by rscho 2 months ago

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Across the board thresholds is exactly what we usually have. I'm not so sure about the false positives being so high. I expect most of the effect to result from additional nurse whipping (sorry, 'targeted warning').

JumpCrisscross 2 months ago

> Across the board thresholds is exactly what we usually have. I'm not so sure about the false positives being so high

The article would have been stronger with those numbers. But I wouldn’t be convinced that a high WBC count for an average ER visitor would have been sensitive enough to trigger an alarm. The prior knowledge that it’s a cat bite is important.

  • rscho 2 months ago

    Agreed. Adaptive thresholds are better than average thresholds.