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  2. Positive and negative predictive values - Wikipedia

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    Definition Positive predictive value (PPV) The positive predictive value (PPV), or precision, is defined as = + = where a "true positive" is the event that the test makes a positive prediction, and the subject has a positive result under the gold standard, and a "false positive" is the event that the test makes a positive prediction, and the subject has a negative result under the gold standard.

  3. Penalized present value - Wikipedia

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    The Penalized Present Value (PPV) is a method of capital budgeting under risk, where the value of the investment is "penalized" as a function of its risk. It was developed by Fernando Gómez-Bezares in the 1980s. Method. PPV is best understood by comparison to two other approaches where a penalty is applied for risk:

  4. Pay-per-view - Wikipedia

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    Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guide , an automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative .

  5. Provision (accounting) - Wikipedia

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    In financial accounting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), a provision is an account that records a present liability of an entity. The recording of the liability in the entity's balance sheet is matched to an appropriate expense account on the entity's income statement. In U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U ...

  6. Trial balance - Wikipedia

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    Accounting. A trial balance is an internal financial statement that lists the adjusted closing balances of all the general ledger accounts (both revenue and capital) contained in the ledger of a business as at a specific date. This list will contain the name of each nominal ledger account in the order of liquidity and the value of that nominal ...

  7. Bayes' theorem - Wikipedia

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    The Positive predictive value (PPV) of a test is the proportion of persons who are actually positive out of all those testing positive, and can be calculated from a sample as: PPV = True positive / Tested positive. If sensitivity, specificity, and prevalence are known, PPV can be calculated using Bayes theorem.

  8. Accounting - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. [1] [2] Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of stakeholders, including investors, creditors, management ...

  9. Contract manufacturer - Wikipedia

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    Contract manufacturer. A contract manufacturer ( CM) is a manufacturer that contracts with a firm for components or products (in which case it is a turnkey supplier ). It is a form of outsourcing. A contract manufacturer performing packaging operations is called copacker or a contract packager. Brand name companies focus on product innovation ...