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. 2022 Mar 1;191(8):1485–1495. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac035

Table 5.

Expected Movement Between True and Classified Data Cells to Produce the Hypothetical Data in Table 4a

True Status No. of Persons Truly in  
Each E/D Combination
Classification Expected No. of Persons Classified  
in Each E/D Combination
Inline graphic 20 Inline graphic 19.8
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 0.2
Inline graphic 180 Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 180.0
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 60 Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 60.0
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 540 Inline graphic 5.4
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 0.0
Inline graphic 534.6

a In this example, there is only movement between the Inline graphic and Inline graphic cells. The number classified as Inline graphic is equal to Inline graphic, where Inline graphic is the percentage of dependent error. The number classified as Inline graphic is equal to Inline graphic.