Determining the Area under the ROC Curve for a Binary Diagnostic Test
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medical Decision Making
- Vol. 20 (4), 468-470
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X0002000410
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. Key words: ROC curve analysis, binary diagnostic test; discriminative ability. (Med Decis Making 2000;20:468-470)Keywords
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