The Researcher Wants to Determine How Often the Screening Test

question 14

Multiple Choice

The researcher wants to determine how often the screening test results agree with the actual disease status of the patient. To make this determination she calculates:

• A) The true positives
• B) The efficiency of the screen
• C) The positive predictive value of the screen
• D) The sensitivity of the screen

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Definitions:

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