One statistical test is sufficient for assessing new predictive markers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We have observed that the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) is increasingly being used to evaluate whether a novel predictor should be incorporated in a multivariable model to predict risk of disease. Frequ...

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Main Authors: Begg Colin B, Cronin Angel M, Vickers Andrew J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/13