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 accuracy Acc 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 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). In a cohort, groups of people were followed for different lengths of time (see the table: number of people and years of follow-up for each). During follow-up, 54 new cases occurred. Find the incidence rate IR per 1000 person-years. Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A screening test has a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 95%. It is used in a population where the prevalence is 0.5%. Find the negative predictive value NPV as a percentage. Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). 10 000 people are screened with a test of sensitivity 93% and specificity 87%. The prevalence of the disease is 1%. How many true-positive results TP are expected?
Answer key
- 1. Acc = 68.9 %
- 2. p = 7.4 %
- 3. LR− = 0.36
- 4. IR = 30.7 per 1000 person-years
- 5. NPV = 99.9 %
- 6. TP = 93
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