Thanks.
library(ROCR) was used finally. It also automatically generate a plot beside
the value of AUC.
On Dec 31, 2007 11:38 PM, Frank E Harrell Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> zhijie zhang wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > Some functions like 'ROC(Epi)' can be used to perform ROC analyssi,
> but it
> > needs us to specify the fitting model in the argument. Now i have got
> the
> > predicted p-values (0,1) for the 0/1 response variable using some other
> > approach, see the following example dataset:
> >
> > id mark predict.pvalue
> >
> > 1 1 0.927
> >
> > 2 0 0.928
> >
> > 3 1 0.928
> >
> > ..................
> >
> > *mark* is the true classes, *predict.pvalue* is the predicted p-values,
> > which was used to determine the predicted classes. So i need to specify
> some
> > cut points for *predict.pvalue*, and then compare it with *mark*class,
> > generate the 2*2 tables, and then calculate some sensitivity,
> > specifity....statistcs, and ROC curve.
> > I have searched some functions, such as roc(analogue),'ROC(Epi),etc.
> They
> > may need to specify the fitting model in the codes or group varibles,
> > and may be not appropriate for my condition. I think that it should
> > have been performed in some package for ROC analysis.
> > Anybody can tell me which function is for this case?
> > Thanks very much.
>
> Forming the ROC curve can lead to bad statistical practice, e.g., use of
> non-pre-specified cutpoints and use of cutpoints in general. The area
> under the ROC curve is a valid measure of predictive discrimination
> though (even though it cannot be used to compare 2 models as it is not
> sensitive enough). To get the ROC area you can use the simple somers2
> function in the Hmisc package.
>
> Frank
>
> --
> Frank E Harrell Jr Professor and Chair School of Medicine
> Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University
>
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