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. 2018 Apr 4;11:227. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2812-x

Table 3.

Accuracy rate of the full dataset, the training (80%) and the holdout sample (20%) of Toxocara cati, Cystoisospora spp., Ancylostomatidae, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Giardia spp. models

Observed cases Predicted cases for the full-data model Predicted cases for the split-sample validation model
Infection statusa Percentage correct (%) Selected cases Unselected cases
Infection statusa % correct Infection statusa % correct
Uninfected Infected Uninfected Infected Uninfected Infected
Toxocara cati infection status Uninfected 874 0 100 705 0 100 169 0 100
Infected 278 0 0 223 0 0 55 0 0
Accuracy rate 75.9 76.0 75.4
Cystoisospora spp. infection status Uninfected 963 0 100 741 0 100 222 0 100
Infected 189 0 0 155 0 0 34 0 0
Accuracy rate 83.6 82.7 86.7
Ancylostomatidae infection status Uninfected 961 5 99.5 766 2 99.7 197 1 99.5
Infected 173 13 7.0 134 9 6.3 40 3 7.0
Accuracy rate 84.5 85.1 83.0
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection status Uninfected 1112 0 100 878 0 100 234 0 100
Infected 40 0 0 31 0 0 9 0 0
Accuracy rate 96.5 96.6 96.3
Giardia spp. infection status Uninfected 1126 0 100 907 0 100 219 0 100
Infected 26 0 0 18 0 0 8 0 0
Accuracy rate 97.7 98.1 96.5

aInfection status refers to Toxocara cati, Cystoisospora spp., Ancylostomatidae, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Giardia spp. predicted infection status in accordance to the observed infection status of the aforementioned parasite species