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A new R package, testCompareR, offers improved statistical methods for comparing binary diagnostic tests. It provides accurate results faster and with less data preparation than existing tools.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Binary diagnostic tests are crucial for determining patient disease status.
  • Advanced statistical methods for comparing these tests are not widely available in software packages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce the R package testCompareR for comparing binary diagnostic tests.
  • Evaluate testCompareR's performance against existing tools like DTComPair and compbdt.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented up-to-date statistical methods for comparing diagnostic test metrics.
  • Compared testCompareR's output and efficiency with DTComPair and compbdt using a real-world example.

Main Results:

  • testCompareR yields results comparable to DTComPair with enhanced coverage and asymptotic performance.
  • testCompareR demonstrates superior speed and requires less data pre-processing than DTComPair.

Conclusions:

  • testCompareR is a user-friendly R package for comparing binary diagnostic tests against a gold standard.
  • It offers flexible inputs, minimal pre-processing, and efficient computation, benefiting users of all experience levels.