Bayesian inferences for receiver operating characteristic curves in the absence of a gold standard

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-229

  Choi, Young Ku ^a   Johnson, Wesley O ^b   Collins, Michael T ^c   Gardner, Ian A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Sensitivity; Serology; Specificity

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33744792696     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/108571106X110883     Document Type: Article

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