##  [Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve](/index.php/area-under-receiver-operating-characteristic-curve) 

  ##  [Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/area-under-receiver-operating-characteristic-curve-0) 

  

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Definition

A scalar summary of a diagnostic or prediction model's discrimination that equals the probability a randomly chosen positive case receives a higher score than a randomly chosen negative case; computed as the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and ranging from 0 to 1 (0.5 = chance).