Discrimination
Definition
Ability of scores to distinguish groups with and without a defined outcome.
Related terms
- Base Rate
- The prior probability of an event or proposition before specific evidence is considered. In forensic inference, the base rate is the probability...
- Calibration
- A steganalysis technique that estimates the cover image statistics by cropping or decompressing and re-compressing the test image to produce a reference....
- Incremental Validity
- Additional predictive value beyond information already available from other sources.
- Positive Predictive Value
- Proportion of positive results that are true positives under the specified conditions.
- Reliability
- The extent to which a measurement procedure produces the same result when repeated under the same conditions or by a different researcher.
- Sensitivity
- How easily an explosive is set off by impact, friction, spark, heat or shock. Primary explosives are highly sensitive; secondary explosives need...
- Specificity
- Proportion without a defined condition who test negative.
- Validity
- The extent to which a measure or a study actually captures the concept it claims to capture, and the extent to which...