Question: After consulting with the students, Broeing negotiates for the right to pay an additional sum of money to hire an extra student for a portion of the research work. Depending on what the student investigates, Broeing translates this to incrementally increasing either the sensitivity or specificity. Broeing must choose which to increase before beginning the study.
Which of the following statements should be Broeing's response for the research directive?
a. "We would like to increase the specificity of the test."
b. "We would like to increase the sensitivity of the test."
c. "We would like to hire the student, but are indifferent to her work topic."
d. "Hiring the extra student would not provide value to Broeing".