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Studying a Study
Testing a Test
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Interpretation- Conclusions for the participants in the investigation

1. Ruling in and ruling out disease
Which index test performs better for ruling in and for ruling out a disease?

2. Posttest chances of disease (Bayes' Theorem)
How well do the test(s) perform in diagnosing disease when pretest probability of the disease is taken into account?

3. Clinical acceptance
Is there data on patient acceptance, cost or safety that needs to be taken into account when deciding whether or when to use the test(s)?


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