positive predictive value

Positive predictive value (PPV)

The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease.

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predictive value

a measure used by clinicians to interpret diagnostic test results. See also sensitivity, specificity.

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positive predictive value

the probability that a patient with a positive test result really does have the condition for which the test was conducted.

negative predictive value

the probability that a patient with a negative test result really is free of the condition for which the test was conducted.

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positive predictive value

Statistics The number of true positives divided by the sum of true positives–TP and false positives–FP, a value representing the proportion of subjects with a positive test result who actually have the disease, aka 'efficiency' of a test. Cf Negative predictive value, ROC–receiver operating characteristic.