Intuitive and axiomatic arguments for quantifying diagnostic test performance in units of information

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 552-557

  Benish, W A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Information theory; Mutual information

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; INFORMATION SCIENCE; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 76649104754     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME0627     Document Type: Article

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