title: The likelihood ratio as one of--if not the most important--operating characteristic of a diagnostic test.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Peirce
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Gerkin
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D016017:Odds Ratio