Table 3.
Descriptions of the probability distributions used for exposure classification errors
| Scenario |
Breast cancer cases |
Healthy noncases |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | |
| 12 | Custom uniforma (1.00) | Custom uniform (1.00) | Custom uniform (1.00) | Custom uniform (1.00) |
| 13 | Uniformb (0.85, 1.00) | Uniform (0.96, 1.00) | Uniform (0.72, 1.00) | Uniform (0.91, 1.00) |
| 14 | Triangularc (0.85, 0.95, 1.00) | Triangular (0.96, 0.97, 1.00) | Triangular (0.72, 0.82, 1.00) | Triangular (0.91, 0.99, 1.00) |
| 15 | Triangular (0.85, 0.93, 1.00) | Triangular (0.96, 0.97, 1.00) | Triangular (0.72, 0.83, 1.00) | Triangular (0.91, 0.97, 1.00) |
Notes:
a
Discrete uniform distribution with a single value at 1.00 with probability of occurring = 1;
b
Continuous uniform distribution (minimum value, maximum value);
c
Triangular distribution (minimum value, mode, maximum value).