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. 2018 Nov 30;75:27–38. doi: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2018.11.006

Table 3.

False alarm rate calculations.

Screening strategy
0 1 2 3
No. of false alarms, outcome I|S¯
 P(SE¯) = 0.005 0 2603 2984 4069
 P(SE¯) = 0.010 0 2590 2969 4049
 P(SE¯) = 0.015 0 2577 2954 4028
No. of travelers who were not sick, health status S¯
 P(SE¯) = 0.005 518,718 518,718 518,718 518,718
 P(SE¯) = 0.010 516,120 516,120 516,120 516,120
 P(SE¯) = 0.015 513,509 513,509 513,509 513,509
False alarm rate, FAR
 P(SE¯) = 0.005 0.00% 0.50% 0.58% 0.78%
 P(SE¯) = 0.010 0.00% 0.50% 0.58% 0.78%
 P(SE¯) = 0.015 0.00% 0.50% 0.58% 0.78%