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How do I compute a cutoff based on sensitivity/specificity when the characteristics of my sample is different from the population?

I have a dataset containing the performance of a novel instrument to screen for disease A. The novel instrument uses a scoring system to score the subject to determine if they have disease A. I then ...
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I'm not sure if I'm asking something stupid or off topic here, but I can't think where can I ask this question. suppose I am going to do a univariate logistic regression on several independent ...