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The Story Template algorithm (the test group)’s categorical diagnosis of subjects: either classic or non-classic will be compared to the control group (the gold standard)’s classification of those same subjects.  The Story Template Algorithm’s credibility will be assessed in terms of percent sensitivity, percent specificity, and percent accuracy.  From there, a conclusion of the Story Template’s validity as a diagnostic test will be drawn and presented in a supplemental manuscript to be published in June 2010.

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Shown here, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were calculated using a Boolean method commonly employed in medical testing for investigating the credibility of other like diagnostic tests.  The diagnostic test in this case was The Story Template algorithm which grouped subjects into two categories: classic or non-classic based on its set of criteria which I’ll go over in a minute.  Those same subjects were also grouped into those same categories but by a different test I called the Gold Standard, which used a different set of criteria, and I’ll go over those next.  The way this comparison works, is ideally the test group, The Story Template algorithm, should sort subjects the exact same way as the Gold Standard does, because the Gold Standard is considered ultimately true.
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