Asked by Allana Julia Domingo on May 18, 2024
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A patient is weighed in the hospital by a nurse,and she is told she weighs 170 pounds.The next morning she weighs herself at home,and her weight is 168 pounds.Assuming that both scales were calibrated and the patient was measured under the same circumstances (no shoes,light clothing) .What can explain the difference in weight?
A) Intrasubject variability
B) Intersubject variability
C) Intraobserver variability
D) Low specificity of the test
E) Low sensitivity of the test
Intrasubject Variability
The variation in response to a treatment or condition within the same individual over a period of time.
Intraobserver Variability
Variations in measurements or assessments made by the same observer when observing the same phenomenon multiple times.
Specificity
The ability of a test to correctly identify individuals who do not have a given disease or condition among a group being tested.
- Distinguish between intra- and inter-observer variability as sources of measurement error.
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Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between intra- and inter-observer variability as sources of measurement error.
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