Nonparametric and semiparametric group sequential methods for comparing accuracy of diagnostic tests

Biometrics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1137-1145

  Tang, Liansheng ^a   Emerson, Scott S ^b   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^b,c  

^a George Mason University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HSR and D Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Proportional hazard model; Weighted AUC

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HAZARDS;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; NONPARAMETRICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODELS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SEMIPARAMETRIC; SEQUENTIAL METHODS; SEQUENTIAL SAMPLING PLAN; WEIGHTED AUC;

SAMPLING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOMETRY; CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MODELING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONPARAMETRIC GROUP SEQUENTIAL METHOD; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SAMPLE SIZE; SEMIPARAMETRIC GROUP SEQUENTIAL METHOD; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 56049121477     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2008.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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