The table below shows the breakdown of actual status versus medical test results for a rare disease


Question: The table below shows the breakdown of actual status versus medical test results for a rare disease where n = 100,000.

Results of the Medical Test
Test shows Malignant Test does not show malignant Total
Tumor Actually Malignant 800 200 1,000
Tumor Actually Benign 9,900 89,100 99,000
Total 10,700 89,300 100,000

a. What is the base rate for the disease? Set up the calculation

b. What is the sensitivity for this medical test? Set up the calculation

c. What is the specificity for this medical test? Set up the calculation

d. What is the false positive for this medical test? Set up calculation

e. What is the false negative for this medical test? Set up calculation

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