A New Ratio for Protocol Categorization
Author
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present review describes and validates a new ratio “S” created for matching predictability and balance between TP and TN.
Validity of S was studied in a three-step process as follows: (i) S was applied to the data of a past study predicting cardiac output response to fluid bolus from response to passive leg raise (PLR); (ii) S was comparatively analyzed with traditional ratios by modeling different 2 * 2 contingency tables in 1000 hypothetical patients; (iii) precision of S was compared with other ratios by computing random fluctuations in the same patients.
In comparison to other ratios, S performs better in predicting the cardiac response to fluid bolus and supports more directly the clinical conclusions.
When the proportion of false responses is high, S is close to the coefficient correlation (CC).
When the proportion of true responses is high, S is the unique ratio that identifies the categorization that balances the proportion of TP and TN.
The precision of S is close to that of CC.
In conclusion, S should be considered for creating categories from quantitative variables; especially when matching predictability with balance between TP and TN is a concern.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Squara, Pierre. 2014. A New Ratio for Protocol Categorization. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468281
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Squara, Pierre. A New Ratio for Protocol Categorization. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468281
American Medical Association (AMA)
Squara, Pierre. A New Ratio for Protocol Categorization. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468281
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468281