calc_curve_shape: Calculate curve shape over an specific region

In ROCnGO: Fast Analysis of ROC Curves

Calculate curve shape over an specific region

Description

calc_curve_shape() calculates ROC curve shape over a specified region.

Usage

calc_curve_shape(
  data = NULL,
  response = NULL,
  predictor = NULL,
  lower_threshold,
  upper_threshold,
  ratio,
  .condition = NULL
)

Arguments

data	A data.frame or extension (e.g. a tibble) containing values for predictors and response variables.
response	A data variable which must be a factor, integer or character vector representing the prediction outcome on each observation (Gold Standard). If the variable presents more than two possible outcomes, classes or categories: The outcome of interest (the one to be predicted) will remain distinct. All other categories will be combined into a single category. New combined category represents the "absence" of the condition to predict. See .condition for more information.
predictor	A data variable which must be numeric, representing values of a classifier or predictor for each observation.
lower_threshold, upper_threshold	Two numbers between 0 and 1, inclusive. These numbers represent lower and upper bounds of the region where to apply calculations.
ratio	Ratio or axis where to apply calculations. If "tpr", only points within the specified region of TPR, y axis, will be considered for calculations. If "fpr", only points within the specified region of FPR, x axis, will be considered for calculations.
.condition	A value from response that represents class, category or condition of interest which wants to be predicted. If NULL, condition of interest will be selected automatically depending on response type. Once the class of interest is selected, rest of them will be collapsed in a common category, representing the "absence" of the condition to be predicted. See vignette("selecting-condition") for further information on how automatic selection is performed and details on selecting the condition of interest.

Value

A string indicating ROC curve shape in the specified region. Result can take any of the following values:

• "Concave". ROC curve is concave over the entire specified region.

• "Partially proper". ROC curve loses concavity at some point of the specified region.

• "Hook under chance". ROC curve loses concavity at some point of the region and it lies below chance line.

Examples

# Calc ROC curve shape of Sepal.Width as a classifier of setosa species
# in TPR = (0.9, 1)
calc_curve_shape(iris, Species, Sepal.Width, 0.9, 1, "tpr")
# Change class to virginica
calc_curve_shape(iris, Species, Sepal.Width, 0.9, 1, "tpr", .condition = "virginica")

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