ROC APP: AN APPLICATION TO UNDERSTAND ROC CURVES
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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.
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VON BORRIES, G. F., & QUADROS, A. V. de C. (2022). ROC APP: AN APPLICATION TO UNDERSTAND ROC CURVES. Brazilian Journal of Biometrics, 40(2). https://doi.org/10.28951/bjb.v40i2.566
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