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