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ROC curves for continuous data

Wojtek J. Krzanowski, David J. Hand

(Monographs on statistics and applied probability, 111)

Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2009

  • : hbk

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Bibliography: p. 203-226

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Since ROC curves have become ubiquitous in many application areas, the various advances have been scattered across disparate articles and texts. ROC Curves for Continuous Data is the first book solely devoted to the subject, bringing together all the relevant material to provide a clear understanding of how to analyze ROC curves. The fundamental theory of ROC curvesThe book first discusses the relationship between the ROC curve and numerous performance measures and then extends the theory into practice by describing how ROC curves are estimated. Further building on the theory, the authors present statistical tests for ROC curves and their summary statistics. They consider the impact of covariates on ROC curves, examine the important special problem of comparing two ROC curves, and cover Bayesian methods for ROC analysis. Special topicsThe text then moves on to extensions of the basic analysis to cope with more complex situations, such as the combination of multiple ROC curves and problems induced by the presence of more than two classes. Focusing on design and interpretation issues, it covers missing data, verification bias, sample size determination, the design of ROC studies, and the choice of optimum threshold from the ROC curve. The final chapter explores applications that not only illustrate some of the techniques but also demonstrate the very wide applicability of these techniques across different disciplines. With nearly 5,000 articles published to date relating to ROC analysis, the explosive interest in ROC curves and their analysis will continue in the foreseeable future. Embracing this growth of interest, this timely book will undoubtedly guide present and future users of ROC analysis.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Population ROC Curves. Estimation. Further Inference on Single Curves. ROC Curves and Covariates. Comparing ROC Curves. Bayesian Methods. Beyond the Basics. Design and Interpretation Issues. Substantive Applications. Appendix. References.

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  • NCID
    BA90327205
  • ISBN
    • 9781439800218
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boca Raton
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 241 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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