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Table 1 Calculation of traditional and relaxed sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV), and representativity

From: Field validation of secondary data sources: a novel measure of representativity applied to a Canadian food outlet database

 

Outlet present (field)

Outlet absent (field)

Outlet present (database)

True positive (TP)

False positive (FP)

For traditional measures

For relaxed measures/ Representativity

For traditional measures

For relaxed measures/ Representativity

Match with respect to any name, location and category error

Match disregarding errors in name and imprecisions in location

Includes outlets mismatched due to name errors and imprecisions in location

Excluding outlets mismatched due to name errors and imprecisions in location

Outlet absent (database)

False negative (FN)

True negative (TN)

For traditional measures

For relaxed measures/ Representativity

Including outlets mismatched due to name errors and imprecisions in location

Excluding outlets mismatched due to name errors and imprecisions in location