Table 3:
Secondary simulation scenarios where sensitivity and specificity are 80%, average n = 324, 1000 simulations. Note: CI=confidence interval.
| Average Prevalence |
Estimator | Mean Empirical Bias |
95% CI Coverage (%) |
Mean 95% CI Half-width |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | Standard | 0.197 | 0 | 0.052 |
| Corrected | 0.014 | 99 | 0.063 | |
| 0.025 | Standard | 0.191 | 0 | 0.053 |
| Corrected | 0.009 | 98 | 0.070 | |
| 0.10 | Standard | 0.153 | 0 | 0.056 |
| Corrected | 0.002 | 98 | 0.111 | |
| 0.5 | Standard | −0.007 | 95 | 0.064 |
| Corrected | 0.001 | 97 | 0.013 |