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Some situations
favor the use of a prediction model
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When the
appropriate interventions are known
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the objective
may be to maximize the ability of the model
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to identify
high-risk and low-risk individuals
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i.e., maximize sensitivity and
specificity
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the proportions
of people who have
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and do not have
the disease, respectively, who are
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correctly
classified by the model
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