Journal Information
Journal ID (publisher-id): BM
Journal ID (nlm-ta): Biochem Med (Zagreb)
Title: Biochemia Medica
Abbreviated Title: Biochem. Med. (Zagreb)
ISSN (print): 1330-0962
ISSN (electronic): 1846-7482
Publisher: Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Article Information
Copyright statement: ©Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine.
Copyright: 2018, Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry
License (open-access):
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Date received: 06 January 2019
Date accepted: 12 February 2019
Publication date (electronic): 15 April 2019
Publication date (print): 15 June 2019
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Electronic Location Identifier: 020101
Publisher ID: bm-29-2-020101
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2019.020101
The likelihood ratio and its graphical representation
Author notes:
[*] Corresponding author: Farrokh.Habibzadeh@theijoem.com
Diagnostic tests are important clinical tools. Bayes’ theorem and Bayesian approach are important methods for interpreting test results. The Bayesian factor, the so-called likelihood ratio, has not always been well-understood. In this article, we try to discuss the likelihood ratio and its value for a specific test result, a positive or negative test result, and a range of test results, along with their graphical representations.
Keywords: ROC curve; diagnostic tests; likelihood ratio