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. 2004 Dec;8(6):508-12.
doi: 10.1186/cc3000. Epub 2004 Nov 4.

Statistics review 13: receiver operating characteristic curves

Viv Bewick  1 , Liz Cheek, Jonathan Ball
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Statistics review 13: receiver operating characteristic curves

Viv Bewick et al. Crit Care. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

This review introduces some commonly used methods for assessing the performance of a diagnostic test. The sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratio of a test are discussed. The uses of the receiver operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve are explained.

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Figure 1
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the lactate data shown in Table 4.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the lactate data obtained using a statistical package.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for lactate and urea.
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