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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sachs MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347406 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of statistical software 20170809
Plots of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve are ubiquitous in medical research. Designed to simultaneously display the operating characteristics at every possible value of a continuous diagnostic test, ROC curves are used in oncology to evaluate screening, diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers. I reviewed a sample of ROC curve plots from the major oncology journals in order to assess current trends in usage and design elements. My review suggests that ROC curve plots ar ...[more]