Table 1.
Bias Parameters (95% CI) | Group | Triangular Distribution (Min; Max; Mode) | Beta Distribution (Alpha; Beta) | Logistic Distribution (Location; Scale) | ||
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Type of misclassification | Differential | Sensitivity 84% (73 to 95) |
Case group | 0.73; 0.95; 0.84 | 35.01; 6.67 | 0.84; 0.0309 |
Specificity 94% (89 to 100) |
0.89; 1; 0.94 | 33.82; 1.23 | 0.94; 0.0168 | |||
Sensitivity 90% (83 to 97) |
Control group | 0.83; 0.97; 0.90 | 62.60; 6.96 | 0.90; 0.0197 | ||
Specificity 98% (95 to 100) |
0.95; 1; 0.98 | 183.50; 3.74 | 0.98; 0.0056 | |||
Non-differential | Sensitivity 85% (76 to 94) |
Both groups | 0.76; 94; 0.85 | 52.67; 9.30 | 0.85; 0.0248 | |
Specificity 95% (91 to 99) |
0.91; 99; 0.95 | 224.67; 11.83 | 0.95; 0.0110 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.