Analytical Sciences
Online ISSN : 1348-2246
Print ISSN : 0910-6340
ISSN-L : 0910-6340
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Development and Verification of a Model for Estimating the Screening Utility in the Detection of PCBs in Transformer Oil
Shingo TERAKADOThomas R. GLASSKazuhiro SASAKINaoya OHMURA
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2014 Volume 30 Issue 3 Pages 413-418

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Abstract
A simple new model for estimating the screening performance (false positive and false negative rates) of a given test for a specific sample population is presented. The model is shown to give good results on a test population, and is used to estimate the performance on a sampled population. Using the model developed in conjunction with regulatory requirements and the relative costs of the confirmatory and screening tests allows evaluation of the screening test’s utility in terms of cost savings. Testers can use the methods developed to estimate the utility of a screening program using available screening tests with their own sample populations.
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