[R] Sample size AUC for ROC curves

[David Winsemius]

On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:50 AM, Karl Knoblick wrote:

> Thanks. Actually I thought of something like
> Hanley JA, McNeil BJ. A method of comparing the areas under receiver  
> operating
> characteristic curves derived from the same cases. Radiology. 1983;  
> 148:
> 839–843.
> http://radiology.rsna.org/content/148/3/839.full.pdf+html
>
> Has anybody R-code for this or something similar but newer?
>
> The question is just easy - How many subjects do I need if I want to  
> show that
> my diagnostic test is not only a game of dice. Data for input are  
> the epected
> AUC, alpha and beta,....

If you want the binomial choice situation then the AUC is not the  
right place to start. You should be looking at sample size  
calculations for logistic regression (or maybe even binom.test if you  
have no covariates that matter.)

-- 
David Winsemius

-- 
>
> Would be great if somebody has a solution!
>
> Karl
>
>
>
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> An: Karl Knoblick <karlknoblich at yahoo.de>; "r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch"
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> Gesendet: Dienstag, den 9. August 2011, 19:45:12 Uhr
> Betreff: RE: [R] Sample size AUC for ROC curves
>
> If you know how to generate random data that represents your null  
> hypothesis
> (chance, auc=0.5) and how to do your analysis, then you can do this by
> simulation, simulate a dataset at a given sample size, analyze it,  
> repeat a
> bunch of times and see if that sample size is about the right size.   
> If not, do
> it again with a different sample size until you find one that works  
> for you.
>
> -- 
> Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
> Statistical Data Center
> Intermountain Healthcare
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
>> project.org] On Behalf Of Karl Knoblick
>> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:29 PM
>> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>> Subject: [R] Sample size AUC for ROC curves
>>
>> Hallo!
>>
>> Does anybody know a way to calculate the sample size for comparing  
>> AUC
>> of ROC
>> curves against 'by chance' with AUC=0.5 (and/or against anothe AUC)?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Karl
>>
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