Ophthalmic statistics note 5: diagnostic tests—sensitivity and specificity

Luke J Saunders; Haogang Zhu; Catey Bunce; Caroline J Doré; Nick Freemantle; David P Crabb; This fifth note from the Ophthalmic Statistics Group illustrates the utility of measurements of sensitivity and specificity in assessing the usefulness of a test for predicting the presence of pathology

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306055

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Ophthalmic statistics note 5: diagnostic tests—sensitivity and specificity

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Luke J Saunders Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Haogang Zhu Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University London, London, UK Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catey Bunce NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Caroline J Doré UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nick Freemantle Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David P Crabb Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
This fifth note from the Ophthalmic Statistics Group illustrates the utility of measurements of sensitivity and specificity in assessing the usefulness of a test for predicting the presence of pathology
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Correspondence to Dr David P Crabb, Department of Optometry and Visual Science, School of Health Sciences, City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK; d.crabb{at}city.ac.uk

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Saunders LJ, Zhu H, Bunce C, et al

Ophthalmic statistics note 5: diagnostic tests—sensitivity and specificity

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2015;99:1168-1170.

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Received August 26, 2014
Revised November 11, 2014
Accepted November 16, 2014
First published December 8, 2014.

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August 20, 2015

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