[R-sig-Epi] Epidemiology Task View

[BXC (Bendix Carstensen)]

In the Epi package is a function ROC.
Bendix 

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> From: r-sig-epi-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch 
> [mailto:r-sig-epi-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of 
> David Winsemius
> Sent: 24. november 2008 05:52
> To: r-sig-epi at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [R-sig-Epi] Epidemiology Task View
> 
> Dear EpidemiRogists;
> 
> " ... this I now have the following categories with suggested 
> packages...
> 
> Case-Control : Epi, epiR epibasic, epicalc, epitools Cohort : 
> Epi epiR, epibasic epicalc epitools Incidence/Mortality :
> Demography : demogR   "
> 
> 
> I notice that there were no suggested entries for 
> Incidence/Mortality.  
> I would have thought that glm (for Poisson regression), 
> survival, and Harrell's Design/Hmisc packages would fit 
> there, although I also saw that there are also plans for a 
> cross-reference to the Survival Task View. I do not see a 
> problem in having some overlap with other Task Views at least 
> in "obvious" slots.
> 
> I have also notice that analysis of ROC curves comes up in 
> r-help fairly commonly. I am not a big fan of these and do 
> not have any recommendations to propose as a result, but 
> maybe some notice of the potential problems could surround 
> references to packages that offer that desired facility?
> 
> --
> David Winsemius, MD
> Heritage Labs
> 
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