Sensitivity/Specificity/PPV/NPV Practice Flashcards
The Proportion of Non-Diseased Animals the test Correctly Classifies as Negative
Specificity
Test with Poor Sensitivity Produces a lot of _____
False Negatives
Measuring Sensitivity Produces What Two Results?
True Positive
False Negative
How do you Calculate Sensitivity
(# Diseased that Test Positive/ # Diseased Tested)

Measuring Specificity Produces what Two Results
True Negative
False Positive
_____ is Estimated by Testing Non-Diseased Animals
Specificity
The Proportion of Test Negative Animals that are Non-Diseased
Negative Predictive Value

How Do you calculate Selectivity Using this Chart?


Equations


Calculate Sensitivity and Specificity



- Many True Positive Test Results
_______ is Estimated by Testing Diseased Animals
Sensitivity
How do you calculate Specificity using this Chart?


How do you Calculate Specificity
(# of Non Diseased that Test Negative/ #Non Diseased Tested)

Calculate the Sensitivity and Specificity using the Chart


The Proportion of Test Positive Animals that are Diseased
Positive Predictive Value


- Many True Negative Test Results

Low Specificity
How do you calculate PPV using this Chart?


Proportion of Diseased Animals that the Test Correctly Classifies as Positive
Sensitivity

Low Sensitivity
Calculate PPV and NPV


How do you calculate NPV using this Chart?

