The Statistical Evaluation of Medical Tests for Classification and Prediction

Margaret Sullivan Pepe (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2004
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-856582-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book describes statistical techniques for the design and evaluation of research studies on medical diagnostic tests, screening tests, biomarkers and new technologies for classification and prediction in medicine.Readership: Researchers and students in biostatistics (medical statistics), statistics, medical science, public health and clinical research.

Inhalt

1. Introduction ; 2. Measures of Accuracy for Binary Tests ; 3. Comparing Binary Tests and Regression Analysis ; 4. The Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve ; 5. Estimating the ROC Curve ; 6. Covariate Effects on Continuous and Ordinal Tests ; 7. Incomplete Data and Imperfect Reference Tests ; 8. Study Design and Hypothesis Testing ; 9. More Topics and Conclusions ; References/Bibliography ; Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.10.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Oxford Statistical Science Series
• Zusatzinfo: numerous figures
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 158 x 233 mm
• Gewicht: 474 g
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Statistik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• ISBN-10: 0-19-856582-8 / 0198565828
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-856582-6 / 9780198565826
• Zustand: Neuware