Lecture 1

Question 1

What is a term used to describe how likely a test is to detect the condition in question (a false positive)?

Answer 1

Sensitivity

Question 2

What is a term used to describe how likely a positive test is to be confined to the condition in question (a false negative)?

Answer 2

Specificity

Question 3

What is the # in population with the condition divided by the total population #?

Answer 3

Prevalence

Question 4

What is the likelihood that a pt. with a positive test actually has the condition in question?

Answer 4

Positive Predictive Value