{"id":227,"date":"2017-12-16T21:13:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T21:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kindsonthegenius.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/16\/basics-of-decision-theory-how-medical-diagnosis-apps-work\/"},"modified":"2020-08-23T06:28:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T04:28:42","slug":"basics-of-decision-theory-how-medical-diagnosis-apps-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kindsonthegenius.com\/blog\/basics-of-decision-theory-how-medical-diagnosis-apps-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Basics of Decision Theory – How Medical Diagnosis Apps Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch the video here. <\/a>
\nIn this lesson we would examine the following topics<\/p>\n

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  1. What is Decision Theory<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Application of Decision Theory in Cancer Diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The Goal of Decision Theory<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Formal Definition of Decision Theory<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. False Positives and False Negatives<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Minimizing Misclassification and Reducing Expected Loss<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Introduction to Receiver Operating Characteristics(ROC) Curve<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. What is Area Under the Curve (ROC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You may also want to review\u00a0The Basics of Conditional Probability<\/a><\/p>\n

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    1. What is Decision Theory?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    This is mathematical theory in the field of Machine Learning that allows us to make optimal decisions in situations involving uncertainty.<\/p>\n

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    Decision theory is applied in many areas. For example:<\/p>\n