Statistics review 13: receiver operating characteristic curves.
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.
Bewick
Viv
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School of Computing, Mathematical and Information Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK. v.bewick@brighton.ac.uk
Cheek
Liz
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Ball
Jonathan
J
D019540:Area Under Curve; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011336:Probability; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity