comp_NPV: Compute a decision's negative predictive value (NPV) from...

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Compute a decision's negative predictive value (NPV) from probabilities.

Description

comp_NPV computes the negative predictive value NPV from 3 essential probabilities prev, sens, and spec.

Usage

comp_NPV(prev, sens, spec)

Arguments

prev	The condition's prevalence prev (i.e., the probability of condition being TRUE).
sens	The decision's sensitivity sens (i.e., the conditional probability of a positive decision provided that the condition is TRUE).
spec	The decision's specificity value spec (i.e., the conditional probability of a negative decision provided that the condition is FALSE).

Details

comp_NPV uses probabilities (not frequencies) and does not round results.

Value

The negative predictive value NPV as a probability. A warning is provided for NaN values.

See Also

comp_spec and comp_PPV compute related probabilities; is_extreme_prob_set verifies extreme cases; comp_complement computes a probability's complement; is_complement verifies probability complements; comp_prob computes current probability information; prob contains current probability information; is_prob verifies probabilities.

Other functions computing probabilities: comp_FDR(), comp_FOR(), comp_PPV(), comp_acc(), comp_accu_freq(), comp_accu_prob(), comp_comp_pair(), comp_complement(), comp_complete_prob_set(), comp_err(), comp_fart(), comp_mirt(), comp_ppod(), comp_prob(), comp_prob_freq(), comp_sens(), comp_spec()

Examples

# (1) Ways to work:
comp_NPV(.50, .500, .500)  # => NPV = 0.5
comp_NPV(.50, .333, .666)  # => NPV = 0.4996

# (2) Watch out for vectors:
prev <- seq(0, 1, .1)
comp_NPV(prev, .5, .5)  # => without NaN values
comp_NPV(prev,  1,  0)  # => with NaN values

# (3) Watch out for extreme values:
comp_NPV(1, 1, 1)   # => NaN, as cr = 0 and mi = 0: 0/0
comp_NPV(1, 1, 0)   # => NaN, as cr = 0 and mi = 0: 0/0
comp_NPV(.5, sens = 1, spec = 0)  # => NaN, no dec_neg cases:  NPV = 0/0 = NaN
is_extreme_prob_set(.5, sens = 1, spec = 0)  # => verifies extreme cases

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