Comparison of Bayesian and frequentist methods for prevalence estimation under misclassification
Abstract Background Various methods exist for statistical inference about a prevalence that consider misclassifications due to an imperfect diagnostic test. However, traditional methods are known to suffer from truncation of the prevalence estimate and the confidence intervals constructed around the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09177-4 |