Estimation of Population Prevalence of COVID-19 Using Imperfect Tests

I formulate three basic biomedical/statistical assumptions that should ideally guide well-designed population prevalence studies of the present or past disease including COVID-19. On the basis of these assumptions alone, I compute several probability distributions required for statistical analysis o...

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Published in:	Mathematics
Main Author:	Leonid Hanin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 disease prevalence false positive test result false negative test result sensitivity specificity
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/11/1900