Objective assessment of diagnostic tests validity: a short review for clinicians and other mortals. Part II

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  • Nermin N. Salkić University Clinical Center Tuzla Department of Gastroenterology

Keywords:

Accuracy, Likelihood ratio

Abstract

The whole point of a diagnostic test is to use it to make a diagnosis,thus the obvious need is to know how accurately aparticular diagnostic test detects patients with or without adisease. In order to know it, a clinician or a researcher shouldhave a basic understanding of the principles of objectiveappraisal of diagnostic test. In the second part of this shortreview, the author presents the most common biostatisticalmethodology for assessment of a validity of diagnostic tests.Definitions and interpretations of accuracy and likelihoodratio are also provided together with methods of their calculation.

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Author Biography

Nermin N. Salkić, University Clinical Center Tuzla Department of Gastroenterology

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Published

2008-12-23

How to Cite

Salkić, N. N. (2008). Objective assessment of diagnostic tests validity: a short review for clinicians and other mortals. Part II. Acta Medica Academica, 38(1), 39–42. Retrieved from https://ama.ba/index.php/ama/article/view/54

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Lessons in Biostatistics

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