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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Assess. 2015 Mar 2;27(3):1060–1071. doi: 10.1037/pas0000088

Table 3. Comparison of Scoring Algorithm Sensitivity and Specificity with Best Estimate Diagnostic Team ADHD Diagnosis.

“Or” Algorithm Diagnosis Short Scale Diagnosis
Diagnostic Team Diagnosis No ADHD ADHD No ADHD ADHD
No ADHD 235 22 260 26
ADHD 82 178 56 268
Sensitivity .68 .83
False Negative Rate .32 .17
Specificity .91 .91
False Positive Rate .09 .09
Positive Predictive Power .89 .92
Negative Predictive Power .74 .83