Determining the area under the ROC curve for a binary diagnostic test

Scott B. Cantor; Michael W. Kattan

doi:10.1177/0272989X0002000410

Determining the area under the ROC curve for a binary diagnostic test

Scott B. Cantor, Michael W. Kattan

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Abstract

The authors provide a simple calculation for the unbiased estimation of the area under the ROC curve for a binary diagnostic test or a continuously valued test result that is effectively used in a binary way. The formula described can be used to interpret the discriminative ability of a diagnostic test.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	468-470
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Decision Making
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X0002000410
State	Published - 2000

Keywords

Binary diagnostic test
Discriminative ability
ROC curve analysis

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