Question 43 (part 2) · LEK · Predictive values
Indicate the screening test parameter, which depends most on the incidence of the disease in the population:
- A. sensitivity.
- B. specificity
- C. positive predictive value rate.
- D. negative predictive value rate.
- E. positive predictive value.
Hint
Ask which parameter changes when the same test is applied in populations with different disease frequency.
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