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Statistics review 13: receiver operating characteristic curves.
Critical Care · 2004 · Vol. 8(6) · pp. 508–508
Viv Bewick✉(University of Brighton)Liz Cheek(University of Brighton)Jonathan Ball(Liverpool Hospital)
Abstract
This review introduces some commonly used methods for assessing the performance of a diagnostic test. The sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratio of a test are discussed. The uses of the receiver operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve are explained.
Multidisciplinary Science and Engineering ResearchMechanics and Biomechanics StudiesScientific Measurement and Uncertainty EvaluationMedicineReceiver operating characteristicSensitivity (control systems)Likelihood ratios in diagnostic testingMedical physicsInternal medicine
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Computer GraphicsDiagnosisHumansProbabilityROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityModels, StatisticalArea Under Curve
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