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NAJID , Fatim-Zahra

Last name: NAJID

First name: Fatim-Zahra

May 27, 2020 (v1)

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On the true number of COVID-19 infections: Effect of Sensitivity, Specificity and Number of Tests on Prevalence Ratio Estimation

Altman, Eitan Mounir, Izza Najid, Fatim-Zahra

In this report, a formula for estimating the prevalence ratio of a disease in a population that is tested with imperfect tests is given. The formula is in terms of the fraction of positive test results and test parameters, i.e., probability of true positives (sensitivity) and the probability of true negatives (specificity). The motivation of...

Uploaded on: December 4, 2022
July 1, 2020 (v1)

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On the true number of COVID-19 infections: Effect of Sensitivity, Specificity and Number of Tests on Prevalence Ratio Estimation

Altman, Eitan Mounir, Izza Najid, Fatim-Zahra

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Uploaded on: December 4, 2022