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Biostatistics & Epidemiology Volume 5, 2021 - Issue 2: Statistical Methods in Precision Medicine: Diagnostic, Prognostic, Predictive and Therapeutic
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A statistical review: why average weighted accuracy, not accuracy or AUC?

Yunyun Jianga The Innovations in Design, Education, and Analysis Committee of the Biostatistics Center, George Washington Milken Institute School of Public Health, Rockville, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4438-1613View further author information
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Qing Pana The Innovations in Design, Education, and Analysis Committee of the Biostatistics Center, George Washington Milken Institute School of Public Health, Rockville, MD, USAView further author information
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Ying Liub Biogen, Inc., Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Scott Evansa The Innovations in Design, Education, and Analysis Committee of the Biostatistics Center, George Washington Milken Institute School of Public Health, Rockville, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 267-286 | Received 01 Mar 2019, Accepted 22 Aug 2021, Published online: 27 Sep 2021

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