Epidemiology / Biostatistics 0-2%

Question 1

Animal will be euthanized if they teat positive, which is the most appropriate type of test?

Answer 1

A) specificity 99%/ sensitivity 70% (high specificity more importnat than high sensitivity)

Question 2

Sensitivity definition

Answer 2

Number of true positives / number of true positives + false negatives

Question 3

Specificity definition

Answer 3

Number of true negatives / number of true negatives + number of false positives

Question 4

What makes PCR specific

Answer 4

Primers