A nonparametric procedure for evaluation of true and false positives
Behavior Research MethodsPublished 1 July 1970Open access
Irwin Pollack
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Abstract
A procedure is presented for the evaluation of single-point estimates of true and false positives without strong underlying parametric assumptions. The method is based upon the area operating characteristic and the Green area rule. Estimates of sampling error are also available. The procedure is extended to a strong one-parameter relation between true and false positives.
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