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A more thorough analysis will consider the False Positive rate of the test and the possibility that a less likely diagnosis might have more serious consequences.

The law is named after the bank robber Willie Sutton , who supposedly answered a reporter inquiring why he robbed banks by saying ''"because that's where the money is."'' He later denied saying it, however.

A similar idea is contained in the physician's adage, "When you hear hoofbeats in Texas, think horses, not zebras."

  Last1 Altman first1 = Lawrence
  Title A Law Named for Willie Sutton Assists Physicians
  Newspaper The New York Times
  Date 1970-01-03