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Table 1 Rate and type of incorrect classifications during all sampling iterations

From: Tracking type specific prevalence of human Papillomavirus in cervical pre-cancer: a novel sampling strategy

Distribution of HPV positivity

Any incorrect classification

Gross misclassification

 

Misclassified as

Misclassifications per 100 sampling iterations

True prevalence

Misclassified as

Misclassifications per 100 sampling iterations

 

Low

1.24

High

Low

1.31*10-2

Uniform

Moderate

1.23

Low

High

1.49*10-2

 

High

3.91

   
 

Low

2.21

High

Low

1.92*10-2

Mode = 0.05

Moderate

2.04

Low

High

3.47*10-2

 

High

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