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01-10-2013 | Hints & Kinks

Misclassification errors in prevalence estimation: Bayesian handling with care

Authors: Niko Speybroeck, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Lawrence Joseph, Dirk Berkvens

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 5/2013

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This Hints and Kinks paper starts from the simple but well-known premise that “what gets measured, gets done”, which we would like to extend into “what gets measured well, gets done well”, and finally to “what does not get measured well could still get done well, if appropriate analytical methods are used”. …

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Title: Misclassification errors in prevalence estimation: Bayesian handling with care
Authors: Niko Speybroeck
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Lawrence Joseph
Dirk Berkvens
Publication date: 01-10-2013
Publisher: Springer Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0439-9

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