A) Standard error of difference between two means B) Standard error of difference between two proportions C) Correlation and regression D) senstivity and specificity Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 2: If the specificity of the test was 80% and the senstivity remains the same in a population with 50% prevalence , the positive predictive value of the test will be ?
A) 90% B) 80% C) 70% D) 60% Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Senstivity of a test B) Specificity of a test C) Positive predictive value of a test D) Dependability of a test Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 4: A diagnostic test for a particular disease has a sensitivity of 0.90 and a specificity of 0.90. A single test is applied to each suject in the population in which the diseased population is 10 %. What is the probability that a person positive to this test, has the disease ?
A) 90 % B) 81 % C) 50 % D) 91 % Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 5: In a group of patients presenting to a hospital emergency with abdominal pain, 30% of patients have acute appendicitis, 70% of patients with appendicitis have a temperature greater than 37.5°C and 40% of patients without appendicitis have a temperature greater than 37.5°C. Considering these findings, which of the following statements is correct ?
A) The sensitivity of temperature greater than 37.5°C as a marker for appendicitis is 21/49 B) The specificity of temperature greater than 37.5°C as a marker for appendicitis is 42/70 C) The positive predictive value of temperature greater than 37.5°C as marker for appendicitis is 21/30 D) The specificity of the test will depend upon the prevalence of appendicitis in the population to which it is applied Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Sensitivity B) Specificity C) Reliability D) Predictive value Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 7: A drug company is developing a new pregnancy-test kit for use on an outpatient basis. The company used the pregnancy test on 100 women who are known to be pregnant. Out of 100 women, 99 showed positive test. Upon using the same test on 100 non-pregnant women, 90 showed negative result. What is the sensitivity of the test ?
A) 90% B) 99% C) Average of 90 & 99 D) Cannot be calculated from the given data Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Sensitivity B) Specificity C) Postivity predictivity D) Negative predictivity Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 9: Which one of the following relationships shown between different parameters of a performance of a test, is correct ?
A) Sensitivity = 1 - specificity B) Positive Predictive Value = 1 - negative predictive value C) Sensitivity is inversely proportional to Specificity D) Sensitivity = 1 - Positive predictive value Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):