Prior Precision, Prior Accuracy, and the Estimation of Disease Prevalence Using Imperfect Diagnostic Tests

Estimates of disease prevalence in any host population are complicated by uncertainty in the outcome of diagnostic tests on individuals. In the absence of gold standard diagnostics (tests that give neither false positives nor false negatives), Bayesian latent class inference can be applied to batter...

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Main Authors: Jenni L. McDonald, Dave James Hodgson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00083/full