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Overview of Hypothesis Testing

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Prevalence Matters<br />

(Population You Sample to Estimate<br />

Prevalence, too)<br />

• Numbers look “good” with high<br />

prevalence<br />

• <strong>Testing</strong> at STD clinic in high risk<br />

populations<br />

• Low prevalence means even very high<br />

sensitivity and specificity will result in<br />

middling PPV<br />

• Calculate PPV and NPV for 0.01% 01%<br />

prevalence found in female blood<br />

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