What Is the Positive Predictive Value of a Test in Which

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is the positive predictive value of a test in which 220 tested individuals with positive test results actually have the disease and 45 tested individuals with positive test results do not have the disease?

• A) 16.9%
• B) 66%
• C) 83%
• D) 120%

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Definitions:

Active Processing

Active Processing is the cognitive act of engaging with information in a meaningful way to ensure its storage, understanding, and retrieval from memory.

Short-term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Chunks of Information

The grouping of individual bits of information into larger, more manageable units or chunks, facilitating easier information processing and memory retention.

George Miller

A psychologist renowned for his work on cognitive psychology and for proposing the theory that the average number of objects an individual can hold in working memory is seven plus or minus two.