Trade-offs between sensitivity and specificity — Flashcards

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Trade-offs between sensitivity and specificity — Flashcards

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A high _____ test is useful for screening in diseases with low prevalence (sensitivity or specificity)

_____ is the consistency and reproducibility of a test

A high _____ test is useful for confirmation after a positive screening test

Sensitivity values approaching 100% is desirable for ruling _____ disease (in or out)

Under Hardy-Weinberg conditions, what is the expected frequency of an X-linked recessive disease in males? Females?

coefficient of determination (r2) (biostatistics)

Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) (biostatistics)

What is the Chi-square (X2) test used for? (biostatistics)

Which parameters, sens/spec or PPV/NPV are affected by prevalence of the disease in the population?

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PPV (biostatistics)

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