Title
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* ! New Statistical Methods in Diagnostic Medicine
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Date / Time / Room
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Sponsor
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Type
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08/15/2002
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
Room: H-Concourse G
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Biometrics Section*, Section on Government Statistics*, Section on Health Policy Statistics*, Section on Risk Analysis*, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology*
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Invited
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Organizer:
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Kung-Jong Lui, San Diego State University
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Chair:
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Kung-Jong Lui, San Diego State University
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Discussant:
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9:50 AM - David E. Shapiro, Harvard School of Public Health
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Floor Discussion
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10:10 AM
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Description
In a rapidly changing world of advancing technology, it is very important to evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic tests for both quality of care and cost ascertainment. The ROC methodology is a commonly used statistical tool for such an evaluation. This session will discuss several new developments in ROC methodology.
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