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ArticleMedical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making2023

Closed-Form Solution of the Unit Normal Loss Integral in 2 Dimensions, with Application in Value-of-Information Analysis.

Tae Yoon Lee, Paul Gustafson, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Canadian Respiratory Research Network

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Article in Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Expected Value of Sample Information Calculations for Risk Prediction Model Validation.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2025
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  2. Microsimulation Estimates of Decision Uncertainty and Value of Information Are Biased but Consistent.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2025
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  3. Value-of-Information Analysis for External Validation of Risk Prediction Models.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2023
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4 authors.

Tae Yoon LeeRespiratory Evaluation Sciences Program, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6672-4317
Paul GustafsonDepartment of Statistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2375-5006
Mohsen SadatsafaviRespiratory Evaluation Sciences Program, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0419-7862
Canadian Respiratory Research Network

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

highlightsThe unit normal loss integral (UNLI) is widely used in decision analysis and risk modeling, including in the computation of various value-of-information metrics, but its closed-form solution is only applicable to comparisons of 2 strategies.We derive a closed-form solution for 2-dimensional UNLI, extending the applicability of the UNLI to 3-strategy comparisons.Such closed-form computation takes only a fraction of a second and is free from simulation errors that affect the hitherto available methods.In addition to the relevance in 3-strategy model-based and data-driven decision analyses, a particular application is in risk prediction modeling, where the net benefit of a classifier should always be compared with 2 default strategies of treating none and treating all.

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Decision MakingCost-Benefit AnalysisHumanscost-effectivenessdecision analysisrisk prediction modelinguncertaintyvalue of information

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PMID37269136
PMCPMC10336700

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