Table 6.
Posterior median and 95% posterior credible intervals (PCI) of the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of the HI test, assuming different performance by species (HIchicken and HIturkey) and source of infection (HInatural and HIexperimental)
| Test evaluated | Null hypothesis (H0) | POPR* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | HIchicken | HIturkey | ||||
| Se | 98·9 | [96·1; 100] | 98·1 | [92·6; 99·9] | Se HIchicken < Se HIturkey | 0·3539 |
| Sp | 99·5 | [98·1; 100] | 99·1 | [96·0; 100] | Sp HIchicken < Sp HIturkey | 0·3597 |
| Source of infection | HInatural | HIexperimental | ||||
| Se | 99·3 | [97·0; 100] | 91·1 | [85·1; 98·9] | Se HInatural < Se HIexperimental | 0·0222 |
| Sp | 99·6 | [98·5; 100] | 81·2 | [59·5; 98·6] | Sp HInatural < Sp HIexperimental | 0·0002 |
*POPR, Bayesian posterior probability.