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Overview of Hypothesis Testing

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Little Diagnostic <strong>Testing</strong><br />

Lingo<br />

• False Positive/False Negative (α, β)<br />

• Positive Predictive Value (PPV)<br />

• Probability diseased given POSITIVE<br />

test result<br />

• Negative Predictive Value (NPV)<br />

• Probability NOT diseased given<br />

NEGATIVE test result<br />

• Predictive values depend on disease<br />

prevalence

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