Application of Bayes's theorem to results of quantitative clinical chemical determinations

Autor:	H J van der Helm, E.A.H. Hische
Rok vydání:	1979
Předmět:	Bayes' theorem Biochemistry (medical) Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory reports Statistics Logical approach Laboratory results Predictive value Interpretation (model theory) Mathematics Test (assessment)
Zdroj:	Clinical Chemistry. 25:985-988
ISSN:	1530-8561 0009-9147
Popis:	The diagnostic implication of a certain test result with regard to a certain condition can be expressed as a single number, L, the likelihood ratio of this result. This ratio allows Bayes's theorem to be written in a convenient form. We show that the practice of calculating predictive values for the results of quantitative tests by use of discrimination limits leads to incorrect predictive values. Including L values in laboratory reports seems a more logical approach to optimum interpretation of laboratory results than the use of discrimination values.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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