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Two Dependent Diagnostic Tests: Use of Copula Functions in the Estimation of the Prevalence and Performance Test Parameters
Dos pruebas para diagnóstico clínico: uso de funciones copula en la estimación de la prevalencia y los parámetros de desempeño de las pruebas
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Bayes analysis, Copula, Dependence, Monte Carlo Simulation, Public health (en)análisis bayesiano, copula, dependencia, simulación Monte Carlo, salud pública (es)
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