Youden Index and optimal cut-point estimated from observations affected by a lower limit of detection

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 419-430

  Ruopp, Marcus D ^a   Perkins, Neil J ^a   Whitcomb, Brian W ^a   Schisterman, Enrique F ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimal cut point; ROC curve; Sensitivity and specificity; Youden Index

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; SAMPLING;

CUT-POINT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MA XIMUM LIKELIHOODS; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD; OPTIMAL CUT-POINT; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SAMPLE SIZES; SEMIPARAMETRIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUDEN INDEX;

BIOMARKERS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ROC CURVE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; ROC CURVE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 49849105414     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200710415     Document Type: Article

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