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Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity measures in Series II, 6 months (both dogs together)

From: Cancer odor in the blood of ovarian cancer patients: a retrospective study of detection by dogs during treatment, 3 and 6 months afterward

 

Estimate

     95% CI

  

Lower

Upper

Sensitivity

0.8

0.557314

0.933894

Specificity

0.92

0.843855

0.962321

For any particular test result, the probability that it will be:

Positive

0.2

0.134742

0.284927

Negative

0.8

0.715073

0.865258

For any particular positive test result, the probability that it is:

True positive

0.666667

0.446926

0.835734

False positive

0.333333

0.164266

0.553074

For any particular negative test result, the probability that it is:

True negative

0.958333

0.890714

0.986569

False negative

0.041667

0.013431

0.109286