Indexes to Measure Dependence between Clinical Diagnostic Tests: A Comparative Study

In many practical situations, clinical diagnostic procedures include two or more biological traits whose outcomes are expressed on a continuous scale and are then dichotomized using a cut point. As measurements are performed on the same individual there is a likely correlation between the continuous...

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Main Authors: JOSÉ RAFAEL TOVAR, JORGE ALBERTO ACHCAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2011-12-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Estadística
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-17512011000300003&lng=en&tlng=en