by Xiao-Hua Zhou
Statistical Methods in Diagnostic Medicine provides a comprehensive account of statistical methods for design and analysis of diagnostic studies.
Statistical Methods in Diagnostic Medicine features:
- Common measures of diagnostic accuracy and designs for diagnostic accuracy studies
- Methods of estimation and hypothesis testing of the accuracy of diagnostic tests
- Meta-analysis
- Advanced analytic techniques-including methods for comparing correlated ROC curves in multi-reader studies
Contents:
I. Basic Concepts and Methods
- Measures of Diagnostic Accuracy
- The Design of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
- Estimation and Hypothesis Testing in a Single Sample
- Comparing the Accuracy of Two Diagnostic Tests
- Sample Size Calculation
- Issues in Meta-Analysis for Diagnostic Tests
II. Advanced Methods
- Regression Analysis for Independent ROC Data
- Analysis of Correlated ROC Data
- Methods for Correcting Verification Bias
- Methods for Correcting Imperfect Standard Bias
- Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis
Index