Understanding Person-Time and
Diagnostic Test Metrics Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Incidence - ANSWER-New cases of disease in a specific time period.
Person-Time Estimate - ANSWER-Calculation of total time at risk for subjects.
Cohort Studies - ANSWER-Research design following subjects over time.
Sensitivity - ANSWER-True positive rate of a diagnostic test.
Specificity - ANSWER-True negative rate of a diagnostic test.
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) - ANSWER-Probability that positive test indicates
disease presence.
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) - ANSWER-Probability that negative test
indicates disease absence.
True Positive (TP) - ANSWER-Correctly identified cases of disease.
False Positive (FP) - ANSWER-Incorrectly identified cases as having disease.
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Diagnostic Test Metrics Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Incidence - ANSWER-New cases of disease in a specific time period.
Person-Time Estimate - ANSWER-Calculation of total time at risk for subjects.
Cohort Studies - ANSWER-Research design following subjects over time.
Sensitivity - ANSWER-True positive rate of a diagnostic test.
Specificity - ANSWER-True negative rate of a diagnostic test.
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) - ANSWER-Probability that positive test indicates
disease presence.
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) - ANSWER-Probability that negative test
indicates disease absence.
True Positive (TP) - ANSWER-Correctly identified cases of disease.
False Positive (FP) - ANSWER-Incorrectly identified cases as having disease.
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