Figure 5.1. Operating characteristics of diagnostic tests.

Figure 5.1

Operating characteristics of diagnostic tests. The different relationships between reliability and accuracy demonstrated for a measurement of hematocrit. Assume that the "true" hematocrit is 40%.

From: Chapter 5, Use of the Laboratory

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Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition.
Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW, editors.
Boston: Butterworths; 1990.
Copyright © 1990, Butterworth Publishers, a division of Reed Publishing.

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