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Table 3 The definition of six values in sensitivity and specificity

From: Comparative study of whole exome sequencing-based copy number variation detection tools

Values

Definition

P (Positive)

Number of exons which are within the real CNV

N (Negative)

Number of exons which are out of the real CNV

TP (True Positive)

Number of exons which are within both the detected CNV and the real CNV

TN (True Negative)

Number of exons which are out of both the detected CNV and the real CNV

FP (False Positive)

Number of exons which are within the detected CNV and out of the real CNV

FN (False Negative)

Number of exons which are out of the detected CNV and within the real CNV