Re: ROC?

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From: Charles Geyer
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 04:53

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In article <BzGupn.22x@news.concord.wvnet.edu> dan@krider.concord.wvnet.edu (Dan Krider) writes:
>Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves are a part of decision  
>theory and are used in medical science. Can anyone tell me why it is  
>called this (ROC)?

Comes from electrical engineering I believe.  "receiver" means a radio
reciever.  I'm not sure exactly what is plotted against what, but the
point is the same.  If you turn up the sensitivity, you amplify the noise.

-- 
Charles Geyer
School of Statistics
University of Minnesota
charlie@umnstat.stat.umn.edu

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