For this type of benchmark tests, the receiver operating characteristic curve is also popular; however, we chose the PR curve because it is preferred for our case where the number of actual positives is relatively small (Davis and Goadrich, 2006).
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This is the lowest value of the four available, and it was preferred because it is the measure with a higher sensitivity for cardiovascular risk assessment [ 23, 24].
Despite this being a very conservative approach, it was preferred because it would generate a reliable list of genes.
"It's preferred because, I think to be fair, in Canada there may be more distance to travel to a radiation facility.
It is preferred because it offers useful edge connectivity and is partitioned into units that are still meshes.
The MICS dataset was preferred because it is more child-centred and it also contains information on the exact question of whether the child is registered or not.
The CAM tool was preferred, because it was already validated in Portuguese [17] and it is seen to be noninferior for the diagnosis of delirium compared with other tools, including the CAM-ICU in nonventilated patients [18].
This method was preferred because it is non-parametric, there is no potential normalization bias, it requires no training, and each sample can be processed independently without affecting the accuracy.
The CAM tool was preferred, because it was already validated in Portuguese [ 17] and it is seen to be noninferior for the diagnosis of delirium compared with other tools, including the CAM-ICU in nonventilated patients [ 18].
