Semi-parametric area under the curve regression method for diagnostic studies with ordinal data

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-156

  Rajan, Kumar B ^a   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Area under the curve; Diagnostic markers; Regression for ordinal data

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION;

AREA UNDER THE ROC CURVE; AREAS UNDER THE CURVES; COVARIATES; CURVE REGRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; ORDINAL DATA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; REGRESSION FOR ORDINAL DATA; SEMIPARAMETRIC;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

EID: 84862950764     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201100025     Document Type: Article

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