QUESTION 2 Suppose the screening cutoff point was then lowered to 130mg of blood glucose per 100ml. With this new cut po
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QUESTION 2 Suppose the screening cutoff point was then lowered to 130mg of blood glucose per 100ml. With this new cut po
QUESTION 2 Suppose the screening cutoff point was then lowered to 130mg of blood glucose per 100ml. With this new cut point, 450 persons tested positive on the screening test. Of these, 150 persons tested negative on the diagnostic gold standard test (that is, they did not have diabetes). The true number of individuals with diabetes remains the same (i.e. 580). a. Create the appropriate 2x2 table. Enter the values for each cell below: b a с d b. Using the lower cutoff of 130mg, compute and interpret the positive predictive value of the symptom. PPV (report as a percent) = Interpretation =