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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 17.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Mar 8;221(4):704–711. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.03.001

Table 3.

Normal screening test hypothesis performance goals.

True Log Reduction Error Desired Probability of Error
2 or less Concluding log reduction exceeds 2 and giving 2 log credit 0.01 = 1% or less
3 Concluding log reduction is at most 2 and not giving 2 log credit 0.5 = 50% or less
4 Concluding log reduction is at most 2 and not giving 2 log credit 0.25 = 25% or less