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Statistical Assessment of Jointly Observed Screening Tests
Author(s) -
Viana Marlos A.G.,
Pereira Carlos A. De B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4036(200011)42:7<855::aid-bimj855>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - screening test , posterior probability , statistics , statistical hypothesis testing , mathematics , computer science , econometrics , medicine , bayesian probability , pediatrics
In this article, Lindley and Novick criteria of screening usefulness is applied to the statistical assessment of jointly observed screening test. Posterior probabilities comparing screening sensitivities and specificities, and posterior probability bounds to comparing screening predictive values are obtained.