Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability
This is the second Research Note in a two-part series on the interpretation of statistical methods used to analyse dichotomous outcomes. The first paper covered risk, odds, risk ratios, odds ratios, and number needed to treat. This paper focuses on sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pr...
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| description | This is the second Research Note in a two-part series on the interpretation of statistical methods used to analyse dichotomous outcomes. The first paper covered risk, odds, risk ratios, odds ratios, and number needed to treat. This paper focuses on sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability. These additional measures are calculated from 2 x 2 contingency tables, as were the risk ratios and odds ratios previously covered. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-169142017-09-13T15:45:17Z Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability Kent, Peter Hancock, M. This is the second Research Note in a two-part series on the interpretation of statistical methods used to analyse dichotomous outcomes. The first paper covered risk, odds, risk ratios, odds ratios, and number needed to treat. This paper focuses on sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability. These additional measures are calculated from 2 x 2 contingency tables, as were the risk ratios and odds ratios previously covered. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16914 10.1016/j.jphys.2016.08.008 Australian Physiotherapy Association fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Kent, Peter Hancock, M. Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability |
| title | Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability |
| title_full | Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability |
| title_fullStr | Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability |
| title_short | Interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability |
| title_sort | interpretation of dichotomous outcomes: sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and pre-test and post-test probability |
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