Assessment of Diagnostic Studies:
Sensitivity and Specificity Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Sensitivity - ANSWER-Probability of a positive test in diseased patients.
Specificity - ANSWER-Probability of a negative test in non-diseased patients.
True Positive (TP) - ANSWER-Correctly identified cases with the disease.
True Negative (TN) - ANSWER-Correctly identified cases without the disease.
False Positive (FP) - ANSWER-Incorrectly identified cases as having the disease.
False Negative (FN) - ANSWER-Incorrectly identified cases as not having the
disease.
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) - ANSWER-TP divided by total positive test
results.
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) - ANSWER-TN divided by total negative test
results.
Prevalence - ANSWER-Total cases of disease in the population.
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Sensitivity and Specificity Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Sensitivity - ANSWER-Probability of a positive test in diseased patients.
Specificity - ANSWER-Probability of a negative test in non-diseased patients.
True Positive (TP) - ANSWER-Correctly identified cases with the disease.
True Negative (TN) - ANSWER-Correctly identified cases without the disease.
False Positive (FP) - ANSWER-Incorrectly identified cases as having the disease.
False Negative (FN) - ANSWER-Incorrectly identified cases as not having the
disease.
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) - ANSWER-TP divided by total positive test
results.
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) - ANSWER-TN divided by total negative test
results.
Prevalence - ANSWER-Total cases of disease in the population.
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