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A test for diagnostic utility
Author(s) -
Viana M.,
Farewell V.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
canadian journal of statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.804
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1708-945X
pISSN - 0319-5724
DOI - 10.2307/3315836
Subject(s) - bayesian probability , diagnostic test , humanities , psychology , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , medicine , emergency medicine
A criterion of usefulness for a diagnostic test is suggested. Based on sensitivity and specificity data, Bayesian and likelihood‐ratio procedures to examine whether the criterion is satisfied are presented.
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