Abstract
Here we discuss traditional and emerging statistical methods for evaluating the prediction performance of biomarkers. We highlight considerations for planning a study and discuss unique statistical considerations when executing studies assessing biomarker performance including appropriate metrics to quantify biomarker-prediction performance and sample-size estimation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Biomarkers of Kidney Disease |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 21-32 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128030141 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Accuracy
- False positive rate
- Incremental value
- ROC curves
- True positive rate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)