Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A new test was compared with the reference standard in a study (see the 2 × 2 table). Find the positive predictive value PPV as a percentage. Round to one decimal place.
Evidence-based practice statistics worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A new test was compared with the reference standard in a study (see the 2 × 2 table). Find the prevalence in the study p as a percentage. Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A case-control study compares 390 patients with a disease (cases) and 620 people without it (controls). The table shows how many in each group were exposed to a risk factor. Find the odds ratio OR for the exposure. Round to two decimal places.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A new test was compared with the reference standard in a study (see the 2 × 2 table). Find the negative likelihood ratio LR−. Round to two decimal places.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). 10 000 people are screened with a test of sensitivity 70% and specificity 95%. The prevalence of the disease is 9%. How many false-positive results FP are expected?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A screening test has a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 86%. It is used in a population where the prevalence is 2%. Find the negative predictive value NPV as a percentage. Round to one decimal place.
Answer key
- 1. PPV = 34.4 %
- 2. p = 24.5 %
- 3. OR = 3.01
- 4. LR− = 0.14
- 5. FP = 455
- 6. NPV = 99.6 %
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