When Do Latent Class Models Overstate Accuracy for Diagnostic and Other Classifiers in the Absence of a Gold Standard?

DOI10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01694.xzbMath1274.92028WikidataQ37849985 ScholiaQ37849985MaRDI QIDQ2912354

Bruce D. Spencer

Publication date: 14 September 2012

Published in: Biometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01694.x

zbMATH Keywords

sensitivity; validity; specificity; latent class model; diagnostic test; classification error; jury

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62P10: Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis

92C50: Medical applications (general)

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