Description

The false omission rate is the chance of having a diagnosis if the test returns a negative result (proportion of positive cases incorrectly rejected).


Parameters:

(1) false negative

(2) true negative

 

false omission rate =

= (false negative) / ((false negative) + (true negative))

 

false omission rate =

= 1 - (negative predictive value)


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