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Table 6 Observed disease status and Test 2 results.

From: Bias in trials comparing paired continuous tests can cause researchers to choose the wrong screening modality

Test 2

Observed Disease Status

Probability

+

+

{ r [ 1 Φ ( x μ C 2 ) ] + r ( 1 ψ ) × [ Φ ( θ μ C 1 , x μ C 2 , ρ C ) Φ ( θ μ C 1 , θ μ C 2 , ρ C ) ] x < θ r [ 1 Φ ( x μ C 2 ) ] x θ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagaart1ev2aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacPC6xNi=xH8viVGI8Gi=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0xb9qqpG0dXdb9aspeI8k8fiI+fsY=rqGqVepae9pg0db9vqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=xc9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaaeqabiWaaaGcbaWaaiqaaeaafaqaaeabcaaaaeaacqWGYbGCcqGGBbWwcqaIXaqmcqGHsislcqqHMoGrcqGGOaakcqWG4baEcqGHsislcqaH8oqBdaWgaaWcbaGaem4qamKaeGOmaidabeaakiabcMcaPiabc2faDjabgUcaRiabdkhaYjabcIcaOiabigdaXiabgkHiTiabeI8a5jabcMcaPiabgEna0cqaaaqaceaaQeGaaCzcaiabcUfaBjabfA6agjabcIcaOiabeI7aXjabgkHiTiabeY7aTnaaBaaaleaacqWGdbWqcqaIXaqmaeqaaOGaeiilaWIaemiEaGNaeyOeI0IaeqiVd02aaSbaaSqaaiabdoeadjabikdaYaqabaGccqGGSaalcqaHbpGCdaWgaaWcbaGaem4qameabeaakiabcMcaPiabgkHiTiabfA6agjabcIcaOiabeI7aXjabgkHiTiabeY7aTnaaBaaaleaacqWGdbWqcqaIXaqmaeqaaOGaeiilaWIaeqiUdeNaeyOeI0IaeqiVd02aaSbaaSqaaiabdoeadjabikdaYaqabaGccqGGSaalcqaHbpGCdaWgaaWcbaGaem4qameabeaakiabcMcaPiabc2faDbqaaiabdIha4jabgYda8iabeI7aXbqaaaqaaaqaaiabdkhaYjabcUfaBjabigdaXiabgkHiTiabfA6agjabcIcaOiabdIha4jabgkHiTiabeY7aTnaaBaaaleaacqWGdbWqcqaIYaGmaeqaaOGaeiykaKIaeiyxa0fabaGaemiEaGNaeyyzImRaeqiUdehaaaGaay5Eaaaaaa@8C9F@

+

-

{ ( 1 r ) [ 1 Φ ( x μ N 2 ) ] r ( 1 ψ ) × [ Φ ( θ μ C 1 , x μ C 2 , ρ C ) Φ ( θ μ C 1 , θ μ C 2 , ρ C ) ] x < θ ( 1 r ) [ 1 Φ ( x μ N 2 ) ] x θ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagaart1ev2aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacPC6xNi=xH8viVGI8Gi=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0xb9qqpG0dXdb9aspeI8k8fiI+fsY=rqGqVepae9pg0db9vqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=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@93F4@

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+

{ r Φ ( x μ C 2 ) r ( 1 ψ ) Φ ( θ μ C 1 , x μ C 2 , ρ C ) x < θ r Φ ( x μ C 2 ) r ( 1 ψ ) Φ ( θ μ C 1 , θ μ C 2 , ρ C ) x θ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagaart1ev2aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacPC6xNi=xH8viVGI8Gi=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0xb9qqpG0dXdb9aspeI8k8fiI+fsY=rqGqVepae9pg0db9vqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=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@87D1@

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-

{ ( 1 r ) Φ ( x μ N 2 ) + r ( 1 ψ ) Φ ( θ μ C 1 , x μ C 2 , ρ C ) x < θ ( 1 r ) Φ ( x μ N 2 ) + r ( 1 ψ ) Φ ( θ μ C 1 , θ μ C 2 , ρ C ) x θ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagaart1ev2aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacPC6xNi=xH8viVGI8Gi=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0xb9qqpG0dXdb9aspeI8k8fiI+fsY=rqGqVepae9pg0db9vqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=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@8F05@

  1. Test 2 is + if the score on Test 2 is greater than x.