The Robustness of the “Binormal” Assumptions Used in Fitting ROC Curves

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 197-203

  Hanley, James A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

binormal assumptions; rating method; ROC curves; signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SIGNAL DETECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ROC CURVE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023780330     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X8800800308     Document Type: Article

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