The model illustrates the difference by showing that (sensitivity) is fixed at , while (positive predictive value) is calculated to be only . This demonstrates that the probability of a positive test given disease is not the same as the probability of disease given a positive test, especially when prevalence is low.
Conditions: Sensitivity is .; Calculated is .; Prevalence is .
The model illustrates the difference by showing that (sensitivity) is fixed at , while (positive predictive value) is calculated to be only . This demonstrates that the probability of a positive test given disease is not the same as the probability of disease given a positive test, especially when prevalence is low.
Conditions: Sensitivity is .; Calculated is .; Prevalence is .