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Prevalence (Real Positives / Population)8.23%
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Cost of Positive Result Followup$800
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Sensitivity (True Positives / Real Positives)46.35%
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Specificity (True Negatives / Real Negatives)86.57%
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Cost of Test$509
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Number Needed to Screen (to get one True Positive)26.2
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False Positives in NNS3.2
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Cost of Followup in NNS$3,385
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Cost of Test in NNS$13,345
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Cost $ to Screen 1 True Positive$16,730
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Tseng, B. (2024). Calculators for diagnostic figures of merit [Computer software]. Retrieved [month day, year], from https://benjamintseng.com/portfolio/diagnostic-math/
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