Difference of two dependent sensitivities and specificities: Comparison of various approaches

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 705-718

  Wenzel, Daniela ^a   Zapf, Antonia ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparison of two diagnostic tests; Confidence interval; Diagnostic studies; Paired difference of sensitivities; Paired proportions

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

COMPARISON OF TWO DIAGNOSTIC TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; NONPARAMETRICS; PAIRED DESIGN; PAIRED DIFFERENCE OF SENSITIVITY; PAIRED PROPORTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD TESTS;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPARISON OF TWO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; METHODOLOGY; PAIRED DIFFERENCE OF SENSITIVITIES; PAIRED PROPORTIONS; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPARISON OF TWO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES; PAIRED DIFFERENCE OF SENSITIVITIES; PAIRED PROPORTIONS;

BIOMETRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883374533     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201200186     Document Type: Article

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