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Table 2 Coordinates of the ROC curves in Fig. 2

From: Comparison of bulk milk antibody and youngstock serology screens for determining herd status for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus

Test result variables

Positive if greater than or equal to a or b#

Sensitivity

1 - Specificity

aNumber of Youngstock antibody positive out of ten tested with delays between the YS screen and whole herd test

−1.00

1.000

1.000

1.00

.909

.500

3.00

.818

.333

4.50

.636

.333

5.50

.636

.167

6.50

.545

0.000

7.50

.455

0.000

8.50

.273

0.000

9.50

.091

0.000

11.00

0.000

0.000

bBulk milk antibody OD ratio with delays between the BM Ab screen and whole herd test

−.5630

1.000

1.000

.4440

1.000

.857

.4575

1.000

.714

.5225

1.000

.571

.6520

.900

.571

.7315

.900

.429

.7590

.800

.429

.7840

.800

.286

.7950

.800

.143

.8025

.700

.143

.8075

.600

.143

.8285

.500

.143

.8535

.400

.143

.8650

.300

.143

.8850

.200

.143

.9600

.100

.143

1.1885

0.000

.143

2.3570

0.000

0.000

  1. # The smallest cutoff value is the minimum observed test value minus 1, and the largest cutoff value is the maximum observed test value plus 1. All the other cutoff values are the averages of two consecutive ordered observed test values