Merit of test: perspective of information economics
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985998%3A_____%2F20%3A00537935" target="_blank" >RIV/67985998:_____/20:00537935 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.08.012" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.08.012</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.08.012" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.08.012</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Merit of test: perspective of information economics
Original language description
This article assesses the merit of a test through the lenses of economics, with applications to SARS-CoV-2. This allows us to rank distinct tests and to show that this ranking is not universal, it depends on the pre-test information available to the decision-maker and the losses stemming from incorrect actions. We provide a method to select, from multiple tests with different sensitivity and specificity, the test that helps the decision-maker the most to achieve her objective.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Health Policy and Technology
ISSN
2211-8837
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
9
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
3
Pages from-to
575-577
UT code for WoS article
000593763800013
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85090490619