Table 1.
The bias parameters for Triangular, Beta and Logit-logistic distributions in control and case groups
| Bias parameters (95% CI) | Group | Triangular distribution: min; max; mode | Beta distribution: alpha; beta | Logit-logistic distribution: location; scale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of misclassification | Differential |
Sensitivity 65% (41, 89) |
Case group | 0.41; 0.89; 0.65 | 9.21; 4.96 | 0.65; 0.0675 |
|
Specificity 93% (80, 100) |
0.80; 1; 0.93 | 46.74; 3.51 | 0.93; 0.0196 | |||
|
Sensitivity 54% (42, 65) |
Control group | 0.42; 0.65; 0.54 | 42.05; 35.82 | 0.54; 0.0309 | ||
|
Specificity 90% (85, 100) |
0.85; 1; 0.90 | 30.22; 3.36 | 0.90; 0.0281 | |||
| Non-differential |
Sensitivity 60% (49, 77) |
Both groups | 0.49; 0.77; 0.60 | 18.54; 12.36 | 0.60; 0.0478 | |
|
Specificity 92% (77, 100) |
0.77; 1; 0.92 | 39.87; 3.47 | 0.92; 0.0224 | |||