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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
Important Biostatistics ... = Rule IN #Biostatistics ... #statistics #Epidemiology ... #specificity #PPV ... #NPV
An Overview on P-Values

"The widespread use of "statistical significance" (generally interpreted as "p <= 0.05") as
widespread use of "statistical ... scientific process"-Am Statistical ... #PValues #BioStatistics
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
PositivePredictiveValue #PPV ... #Biostatistics ... #statistics #Epidemiology
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... Calculation #Table #PPV ... #NPV #Formulas ... #Statistics #Matrix
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Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
NegativePredictiveValue #NPV ... #Biostatistics ... #statistics #Epidemiology
Misinterpretation of the P-value 

P-value - Probability for a given statistical model under the null hypothesis
Probability for a given statistical ... equality of 2 statistical ... P-value implies the statistical ... Misinterpretation #biostatistics
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics ... Proves cause-effect ... PPV: proportion ... specificity -> higher PPV ... #Epidemiology #Biostatistics
Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... Central #Algorithm #BPPV
Sensitivity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those with the disease (true positive rate)

Sensitivity
#sensitivity #Biostatistics ... #statistics #Epidemiology
Specificity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those without the disease (true negative rate)

Specificity
#Specificity #Biostatistics ... #statistics #Epidemiology