Negative Predictive Value (NPV)

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Negative Predictive Value

Proportion of people with a negative test and who are free of disease.

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Predictive Value
Two categories: Positive Predictive Value — the proportion of people with a positive test who have the disease; Negative Predictive Value — proportion of people with a negative test and who are free of disease.

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Term: Negative Predictive Value