BMS 205 TEST RELIABILITY UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. test sensitivity
Answer:
This describes the true positive rate of a test
TP/(TP+FN)
Question:
2. Test specificity
Answer:
This describes the true negative rate of a test
TN/(TN+FP)
Question:
3. positive predictive value
Answer:
probability that the patient has disease. this is a measure of diagnostic utility and is
impacted by prevalence of disease in the population
Question:
4. negative predictive value
Answer:
probability that the patient does not have the disease
Question:
5. true positives/(true positive + false negative)
Answer:
What is the formula for sensitivity?
Question:
6. true negatives/(true negative + false positives)
Answer:
What is the formula for specificity?
Question:
7. true positive/(true positive + false positive)
Answer:
Positive Predictive Value
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. test sensitivity
Answer:
This describes the true positive rate of a test
TP/(TP+FN)
Question:
2. Test specificity
Answer:
This describes the true negative rate of a test
TN/(TN+FP)
Question:
3. positive predictive value
Answer:
probability that the patient has disease. this is a measure of diagnostic utility and is
impacted by prevalence of disease in the population
Question:
4. negative predictive value
Answer:
probability that the patient does not have the disease
Question:
5. true positives/(true positive + false negative)
Answer:
What is the formula for sensitivity?
Question:
6. true negatives/(true negative + false positives)
Answer:
What is the formula for specificity?
Question:
7. true positive/(true positive + false positive)
Answer:
Positive Predictive Value