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Table 3 Results of Spearman rank correlation of sensitivity against (1 – specificity) to assess the threshold effect in all test accuracy studies included in systematic review of ultrasound for prediction of endometrial cancer.

From: Meta-DiSc: a software for meta-analysis of test accuracy data

Var.

Coeff.

Std. Error

T

p-value

A

2.412

0.292

8.266

0.0000

b(1)

0.187

0.101

1.857

0.0697

  1. Spearman correlation coefficient: 0,394 p-value = 0,006 (Logit(TPR) vs Logit(FPR)
  2. Moses' model (D = a + bS)
  3. Unweighted regression
  4. Tau-squared estimate = 0,3540
  5. (Convergence is achieved after 2 iterations)
  6. Restricted Maximum Likelihood estimation (REML)
  7. No. studies = 48
  8. Filter OFF
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

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