TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Application of decision theory to DUI assessment
JO  - Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
A1  - Leshowitz, B.
A1  - Meyers, J. M.
SP  - 1148
EP  - 1152
VL  - 20
IS  - 7
N2  - The application of decision theory to screening of driving under the influence (DUI) offenders is illustrated in an evaluation study that investigated the validity of a structured interview and a survey instrument. These findings are examined graphically using the relative operating characteristic (ROC). This graph relates the proportion of true-positive cases to the proportion of false-positive cases for various placements of the decision cut-off score. The ROC's two principal parameters, test sensitivity and examiner bias, are used to provide a complete quantitative description of the performance of two screening instruments. A major goal of this study is to show how a new measure of examiner bias, the "cost ratio," improves the evaluation of DUI screening programs.
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SN  - 0145-6008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -