Estimate the sensitivity and specificity of the test

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Question: The Pap smear is a screening test to detect cervical cancer. Estimate the sensitivity and specificity of the test if a study of 200 women with cervical cancer resulted in 160 testing positive, and in another 200 women without cervical cancer, 4 tested positive.

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