ROC APP: AN APPLICATION TO UNDERSTAND ROC CURVES

We present a software application (https://gfvonborries.shinyapps.io/roc_app/) to help students understand the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve and other concepts associated with binary classification models. We use the diagnostic test scenario as a motivation to explain the underlying...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: VON BORRIES, George Freitas, QUADROS, Allan Vieira de Castro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
Repositorio:Brazilian Journal of Biometrics
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:biometria.ufla.br:article/566
Acceso en línea:https://biometria.ufla.br/index.php/BBJ/article/view/566
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Teaching ROC curve
sensitivity
specificity
accuracy
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Sumario:We present a software application (https://gfvonborries.shinyapps.io/roc_app/) to help students understand the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve and other concepts associated with binary classification models. We use the diagnostic test scenario as a motivation to explain the underlying concepts and the app functionalities. The ROC App enables students to interactively learn why/how the ROC curve closely relates to the accuracy rates, by seeing how these curves and rates respond to modifications on the population’s parameters.