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Receiver operating characteristicSelection (genetic algorithm)Sensitivity (control systems)MedicineDiagnostic testDiagnostic accuracyMeasure (data warehouse)Fraction (chemistry)Machine learningArtificial intelligenceStatisticsData miningComputer scienceEconometricsMathematicsRadiology

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Year: 1978
Type: article
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Pages: 283-298
Citations: 5970
Access: Closed

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                                    Charles E. Metz
                                
                            (1978). 
                            Basic principles of ROC analysis. 
                            Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
                            , 8
                            (4)
                            , 283-298.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0001-2998(78)80014-2

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DOI: 10.1016/s0001-2998(78)80014-2