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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Specificity is the ... #PositivePredictiveValue ... #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
disease present Specificity ... Sensitivity) / Specificity ... Sensitivity vs Specificity ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations ... #PPV #NPV
Positive Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a positive test actually has the disease

Positive
Predictive Value Calculation ... Positives #PositivePredictiveValue ... #PPV #Biostatistics ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations
Negative Predictive Value Calculation - Probability that someone with a negative test truly does not have
Predictive Value Calculation ... Negatives #NegativePredictiveValue ... #NPV #Biostatistics ... Epidemiology #Equations #calculations
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Specificity (rule ... PPV: proportion ... prevalence is low, then PPV ... FN) Higher specificity ... Biostatistics #formulas #calculations