Threshold-free Measure for Assessing the Performance of Medical Screening Tests

Threshold-free Measure for Assessing the Performance of Medical Screening Tests

Background: The area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) is frequently used as a performance measure for medical tests. It is a threshold-free measure that is independent of the disease prevalence rate. We evaluate the utility of the AUC against an alternate measure called the average positive...

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Main Authors: Yan eYuan, Wanhua eSu, Mu eZhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Mammography
biomarker
Area under the ROC curve (AUC)
Low Prevalence Rate
Average Positive Predictive Value (AP)
Medical Screening Test
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00057/full

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