Better DECISIONS through SCIENCE

Math-based aids for making decisions in medicine and industry could improve many diagnoses, often saving lives in the process. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide, and other decision gauges are described.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Scientific American 2000-10, Vol.283 (4), p.82-87
Main Authors: Swets, John A., Dawes, Robyn M., Monahan, John
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Algorithms
Decision analysis
Decision making
Decision Support Techniques
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests
False alarms
False positive errors
Forecasting - methods
Glaucoma
HIV
Humans
Information Processing
Mathematical Formulas
Mathematics
Medical diagnosis
Medical diagnostic tests
Predictive Value of Tests
Probabilities
Raw Scores
Statistical analysis
Statistical forecasts
Statistical prediction
Statistics
Threshing
Tumors
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Summary:Math-based aids for making decisions in medicine and industry could improve many diagnoses, often saving lives in the process. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide, and other decision gauges are described.
ISSN:0036-8733
1946-7087
DOI:10.1038/scientificamerican1000-82