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Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
Biostatistics and Epidemiology ... Biostatistics #statistics #Epidemiology ... #Equations #calculations ... #specificity #PPV ... #NPV
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
in the screened population ... #Epidemiology #Sensitivity ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV ... #Formulas #Statistics
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
PPV: proportion ... prevalence is low, then PPV ... NPV: proportion ... specificity -> higher PPV ... sensitivity -> higher NPV