187 Note: Misclassification in 2 x 2 Tables
- 1 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Biometrics
- Vol. 19 (1) , 187-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2527585
Abstract
If the proportions of true cases in two populations are p1 and p2; and the probabilities of true cases and true non-cases being misclassified as non-cases and cases are 0 and O respectively, in both populations, then the reported difference in prevalence rates is (p1 - p2) (1 - [THETA] - [PHI]), which is always less than the true difference.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Effects of Errors in Classification and Diagnosis in Various Types of Epidemiological StudiesAmerican Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1962