Table 6.
The results of the paired t test for precision. Precision is defined as true positive cases / (correct presumptive cases + incorrect presumptive cases).
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Before the EWORSa | After the EWORS | Difference | t(668) | P value |
| Total precision (SE) | 7.7% (0.12%) | 10.3% (0.15%) | 2.7% (0.19%) | 13.764 | <.001 |
| Hot spot precision (SE) | 6.4% (0.14%) | 11.9% (0.26%) | 5.5% (0.29%) | 18.613 | <.001 |
| Non–hot spot precision (SE) | 8.6% (0.15%) | 9.2% (0.11%) | 0.5% (0.19%) | 2.747 | .003 |
aEWORS: early warning outbreak recognition system.