Diagnostic Accuracy of a Binary Test in the Presence of Two Types of Missing

 
   Lead Investigator:    Jeffrey Stratton
   Institution      :    University of Connecticut
   E-Mail           :    jeffreystratton@gmail.com
   Proposal ID      :    124


   Publications:


1  Stratton JH
   Diagnostic Accuracy of a Binary Test in the Presence of Two Types of Missing Values
   2011   Dissertation  Doctoral Dissertation, University of Connecticut , 

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   Proposal Description:
   Abstract:  I'm interested in a real-life example where two types of missingness is present in a verification.  For alzheimer data, we have a test (the clinical diagnosis) and a verification (the autopsy result).  However, not all subjects can be verified.  Not everyone who dies receives an autopsy, and those who are still alive are not eligible for an autopsy.  We'd like to explore several different methods for estimating the sensitivity and specificity of the clinical diagnosis.