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A Structural Method to Guide Test Evaluation

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This paper describes a conceptual framework to guide the evaluation of diagnostic tests in medicine. The framework systematically generates questions about possible test uses and factors that can modify their value. (Med Decis Making 5:417-436, 1985)

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  • Peter E. Politser, 1985. "A Structural Method to Guide Test Evaluation," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 5(4), pages 417-436, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:medema:v:5:y:1985:i:4:p:417-436
    DOI: 10.1177/0272989X8500500404
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    1. Noel Cressie & Paul Holland, 1983. "Characterizing the manifest probabilities of latent trait models," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 48(1), pages 129-141, March.
    2. Peter Politser, 1982. "Reliability, Decision Rules, and the Value of Repeated Tests," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 2(1), pages 47-69, February.
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