The Statistical Evaluation of Medical Tests for Classification and Prediction

Margaret Sullivan Pepe

ISBN 10: 0198565828 / ISBN 13: 9780198565826

Published by Oxford University Press, GB, 2004

About this Item

This book describes statistical techniques for the design and evaluation of research studies on medical diagnostic tests, screening tests, biomarkers and new technologies for classification and prediction in medicine.Readership: Researchers and students in biostatistics (medical statistics), statistics, medical science, public health and clinical research.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Statistical Evaluation of Medical Tests for Classification and Prediction
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198565828
• ISBN 13: 9780198565826
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 474 grams

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Synopsis

This book describes statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating medical diagnostic tests and biomarkers for detecting disease. More generally, the techniques pertain to the statistical classification problem for predicting a dichotomous outcome. Measures for quantifying test accuracy are described including sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, diagnostic likelihood ratios and the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve that is commonly used for continuous and ordinal valued tests. Statistical procedures are presented for estimating and comparing them. Regression frameworks for assessing factors that influence test accuracy and for comparing tests while adjusting for such factors are presented. This book presents many worked examples of real data and should be of interest to practicing statisticians or quantitative researchers involved in the development of tests for classification or prediction in medicine.

About the Author

Margaret Sullivan Pepe is a Professor of Biostatistics, University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Washington, USA. Margaret Sullivan Pepe is a Professor of Biostatistics, University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Washington, USA.