Youden's J statistic

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Youden's J statistic is a single statistic that captures the performance of a diagnostic test.

[edit] Definition

Y = Sensitivity + Specificity − 1

[edit] See also

• sensitivity (tests)
• specificity (tests)

[edit] References

• Youden W. J., "Index for rating diagnostic tests.", Cancer 1950; 3: 32-35