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The statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction /
The use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practice. Modern biotechnology offers increasing potential to develop sophisticated tests for these purposes. This book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for eval...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Oxford statistical science series ;
31. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practice. Modern biotechnology offers increasing potential to develop sophisticated tests for these purposes. This book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical tests. Worked examples include applications to cancer biomarker studies, prospective disease screening studies, diagnostic radiology studies and audiologytesting studies. The statistical methodology can be broadly applied for evaluating classifiers and to problems beyo. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: 2003. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (302 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780191588617 019158861X |