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The first positive: computing positive predictive value at the extremes

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JE Smith, RL Winkler, DG Fryback - Annals of internal medicine, 2000 - Am Coll Physicians
Computing the positive predictive value (PPV) of a well- known test for a
relatively common disease is a straight- forward exercise. However, in the case
of a new test for a rare disorder, the extreme numbers involved—the very ...
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Casey's problem: Interpreting and evaluating a new test


JE Smith, RL Winkler - Interfaces, 1999 - jstor.org
Fuqua School of Business Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708 ...
Casey, the newborn daughter of one of the authors of this ... Casey Katharine
Carswell Smith, the second daughter of Lori Carswell and one of the authors ...
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The role of informative priors in zero-numerator problems: being conservative versus being …


RL Winkler, JE Smith, DG Fryback - The American Statistician, 2002 - jstor.org
The "Rule of Three" gives an approximation for an upper 95% confidence bound for
a proportion in a zero-numerator problem, which occurs when the observed
relative frequency is zero. We compare the results from the Rule of Three ...
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On uncertainty in medical testing

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RL Winkler, JE Smith - Medical Decision Making, 2004 - mdm.sagepub.com
There is confusion in the medical decision-making literature about how to handle
uncertainty in medical tests. In this arti-
cle,theauthorsconsiderthesituationinwhichthereisuncer- tainty about the ...
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Test Characteristics. How good is that test?


MD Hagen - Primary care, 1995 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Clinical information is used to develop differential diagnoses and narrow the
possibilities. The history and physical examination motivate our initial
diagnostic impression. Clinical laboratory results and further diagnostic ...
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[CITATION] Analytical goals and clinical interpretation of laboratory procedures


EK Shultz - Tietz NW, Burtis CA, Ashwood ER. Textbook of clinical …, 1994
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[PDF] Statistical Practice


BCVB Candid - The American Statistician, 2002 - faculty.fuqua.duke.edu
The “Rule of Three” gives an approximation for an upper 95% con dence bound
for a proportion in a zero-numerator problem, which occurs when the observed
relative frequency is zero. We compare the results from the Rule of Three ...
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Uncertainty in Bayes


JA Baron - Medical Decision Making, 1994 - mdm.sagepub.com
Page 1. http://mdm.sagepub.com Medical Decision Making DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9401400106
1994; 14; 46 Med Decis Making John A. Baron Uncertainty in Bayes ...
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[PDF] Casey's Problem: Interpreting and Evaluating a New Test


C Katharine - INTERFACES, 1999 - faculty.insead.edu
Casey, the newborn daughter of one of the authors of this paper, received a
positive result on an experimental medical screening test, indicating that she
may lack an enzyme re- quired to digest certain fats. The interpretation of ...
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Intervals for posttest probabilities: a comparison of 5 methods


D Mossman, JO Berger - Medical Decision Making, 2001 - mdm.sagepub.com
Background. Several medical articles discuss methods of constructing confidence
intervals for single proportions and the likelihood ratio, but scant attention
has been given to the systematic study of intervals for the posterior odds, ...
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