Correction.Figure 1 in the article "An Examination of the Selective Tissue Tension Scheme, With Evidence for the Concept of a Capsular cap·su·lar adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a capsule. Adj. 1. capsular - resembling a capsule; "the capsular ligament is a sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely movable joint and attached to the bones" Pattern of the Knee" by Fritz fritz n. Informal A condition in which something does not work properly: Our television is on the fritz. [Perhaps from German Fritz et al (October October: see month. 1998) contained some incorrect information. The corrected figure is shown below:
Target Disorder Target Disorder
Present Absent
Positive Test A. True Positives C. False Positives
Result
Negative Test B. False Negatives D. True Negatives
Result Sensitivity Specificity
(A/[A+B]) (D/[C+D])
Figure 1 Example of general format of a 2 x 2 table for the description of the diagnostic value of a test result, with formulas for the calculation of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values pre·dic·tive value n. The likelihood that a positive test result indicates disease or that a negative test result excludes disease. predictive value a measure used by clinicians to interpret diagnostic test results. . The authors regret the error. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion