Book contents
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Dichotomous Tests
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Importance of the Sampling Scheme
- Combining Information from the Test with Information about the Patient
- Treatment and Testing Thresholds
- Summary of Key Points
- Appendix 2.1 General Summary of Definitions and Formulas for Dichotomous Tests
- Appendix 2.2 Rigorous Derivation of Likelihood Ratios
- Appendix 2.3 Answers to Odds/Probability Conversions in
- Appendix 2.4 Formulas for Testing Thresholds for Dichotomous Tests
- Appendix 2.5 Derivation of No Treat–Test and Test–Treat Probability Thresholds
- Chapter 3 Multilevel and Continuous Tests
- Chapter 4 Critical Appraisal of Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
- Chapter 5 Reliability and Measurement Error
- Chapter 6 Risk Predictions
- Chapter 7 Multiple Tests and Multivariable Risk Models
- Chapter 8 Quantifying Treatment Effects Using Randomized Trials
- Chapter 9 Alternatives to Randomized Trials for Estimating Treatment Effects
- Chapter 10 Screening Tests
- Chapter 11 Understanding P-Values and Confidence Intervals
- Chapter 12 Challenges for Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Answers to Problems
- Index
Appendix 2.5 - Derivation of No Treat–Test and Test–Treat Probability Thresholds
from Chapter 2 - Dichotomous Tests
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 May 2020
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Dichotomous Tests
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Importance of the Sampling Scheme
- Combining Information from the Test with Information about the Patient
- Treatment and Testing Thresholds
- Summary of Key Points
- Appendix 2.1 General Summary of Definitions and Formulas for Dichotomous Tests
- Appendix 2.2 Rigorous Derivation of Likelihood Ratios
- Appendix 2.3 Answers to Odds/Probability Conversions in
- Appendix 2.4 Formulas for Testing Thresholds for Dichotomous Tests
- Appendix 2.5 Derivation of No Treat–Test and Test–Treat Probability Thresholds
- Chapter 3 Multilevel and Continuous Tests
- Chapter 4 Critical Appraisal of Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
- Chapter 5 Reliability and Measurement Error
- Chapter 6 Risk Predictions
- Chapter 7 Multiple Tests and Multivariable Risk Models
- Chapter 8 Quantifying Treatment Effects Using Randomized Trials
- Chapter 9 Alternatives to Randomized Trials for Estimating Treatment Effects
- Chapter 10 Screening Tests
- Chapter 11 Understanding P-Values and Confidence Intervals
- Chapter 12 Challenges for Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Answers to Problems
- Index
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- Evidence-Based DiagnosisAn Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology, pp. 37 - 46Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020