Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of the selection criteria
From: Risk-based approach to school entry examinations in Germany – a validation study
At least one risk factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Heretofore unknown severe developmental disorders | yes | no | total |
yes | 179 | 7 | 186 |
no | 1689 | 869 | 2558 |
total | 1868 | 876 | 2744 |
Sensitivity: | 0.962 (95% CI: 0.935–0.989) | ||
Specificity: | 0.339 (95% CI: 0.321–0.358) | ||
PPV: | 0.096 (95% CI: 0.082–0.109) | ||
NPV: | 0.992 (95% CI: 0.986–0.997) | ||