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Table 1 Confusion matrix for assessment of diagnostic accuracy between the reference test and pattern differentiation algorithm

From: Diagnostic accuracy of pattern differentiation algorithm based on Chinese medicine theory: a stochastic simulation study

 

Simulation test result (gold-standard)

Simulation pattern

Other patterns

Prediction test result

Identified pattern

TP †

FP ‡

 

Other patterns

FN ‡

TN †

  1. TP: true positive, TN: true negative, †: successful pattern differentiation, ‡: unsuccessful pattern differentiation
  2. Calculations displayed in this table are related to equations (8) to (12).