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Informatics Question of the Week: Test Characteristics

By InformaticsPro Team
accuracy vs precision

Possible risks of medical tests:

  • Over-diagnosis
  • Missed diagnosis
  • Risks from the test itself

Accuracy

Precision

positive

negative

quantification

continuous values

Interpretation

Question

Answer and explanation

Recommended Reading and References

Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicineedited by Richard S. Lord, J. Alexander BralleyLink

Error, Accuracy, and Precision

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/error/error_f.html