Statistics review 13: Receiver operating characteristic curves

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1 January 2004

journal article
Published by Springer Nature in Critical Care

Vol. 8 (6) , 508-12
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc3000

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.

Keywords

SENSITIVITY
AUROC
ROC CURVE
POSITIVE LIKELIHOOD RATIO
NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE
POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE
NEGATIVE LIKELIHOOD RATIO
SPECIFICITY
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVE
PROBABILITY
AREA UNDER CURVE
LIKELIHOOD RATIO
AREA UNDER THE CURVE
DIAGNOSIS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS

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