Term of Award
Fall 2024
Degree Name
Doctor of Public Health in Biostatistics (Dr.P.H.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Biostatistics (COPH)
Committee Chair
Hani Samawi
Committee Member 1
Lili Yu
Committee Member 2
Jing Kersey
Abstract
A meta-analysis of diagnostic test evaluations provides a comprehensive understanding of a test’s performance. Existing methods allow for calculating pooled estimates of sensitivity and specificity. However, approaches to narrow the confidence interval of these pooled estimates remain under investigation. This project compared the confidence intervals of the joint pooled estimates using three approaches: no transformation, logit transformation, and arcsine transformation. Based on simulations and a real-life example, no significant advantage was observed from applying the transformations.
Recommended Citation
Longcoy, Joshua, "Coverage Probability of the Pooled Estimates of Sensitivity and Specificity From a Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Testing Accuracy (Dta) Studies" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2847.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/2847
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
