Editing Receiver operating characteristic (section)

== Terminology ==

The true-positive rate is also known as [[Sensitivity (tests)|sensitivity]] or ''probability of detection''.<ref name="matlab">{{cite web |title=Detector Performance Analysis Using ROC Curves - MATLAB & Simulink Example |url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/phased/examples/detector-performance-analysis-using-roc-curves.html |access-date=11 August 2016 |website=www.mathworks.com}}</ref> The false-positive rate is also known as the ''probability of false alarm''<ref name="matlab" /> and equals (1 − [[Specificity (tests)|specificity]]). 
The ROC is also known as a relative operating characteristic curve, because it is a comparison of two operating characteristics (TPR and FPR) as the criterion changes.<ref name="Swets1996">Swets, John A.; [https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=91082370 ''Signal detection theory and ROC analysis in psychology and diagnostics : collected papers''], Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, 1996</ref>