Letter to Editor

Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs

Volume: 64 Number: 2 June 1, 2017
  • Özlem Güllü
  • İsmayil Safa Gürcan
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Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the birth weight variable on the performance of the model through the use of the classical methods employed to evaluate the performances of prediction models, namely, coefficient of determination, Brier score, area under the ROC curve (AUC), and two new alternative methods, namely, Net Reclassification Improvement (NRI) and Integrated Discrimination Improvement (IDI). The material of the study consists of the data on the growth of 433 lambs in Sivas-Ulaş Agricultural Enterprise between 1996 and 1997. The study examines the impact of birth weight on the model's performance in the classification of lambs as those having and not having the desired weaning weight (WW). The results indicate that the contribution of birth weight to the discrimination of the model is 2.1% according to AUC. NRI was found to be 11.6% (p<0.001). Thus, when the birth weight variable is added, the probability of lambs with the desired WW to be included in the low risk category is 11.6% higher than the probability of those lambs to be included in the high risk category. Categorical independent IDI was calculated to be 3.3% (p<0.001). In conclusion, NRI indicates the impact of birth weight more sensitively than AUC by measuring the change on the basis of the risk categories. These performance indexes (NRI and IDI) newly developed in the literature produce more sensitive results compared to the classical approach (AUC)

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Özlem Güllü This is me

İsmayil Safa Gürcan This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2017

Submission Date

June 1, 2017

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 64 Number: 2

APA
Güllü, Ö., & Gürcan, İ. S. (2017). Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 64(2), 131-136. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002787
AMA
1.Güllü Ö, Gürcan İS. Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2017;64(2):131-136. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002787
Chicago
Güllü, Özlem, and İsmayil Safa Gürcan. 2017. “Comparing the Performances of Prediction Models: A Study on Growth of Lambs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 64 (2): 131-36. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002787.
EndNote
Güllü Ö, Gürcan İS (June 1, 2017) Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 64 2 131–136.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Güllü and İ. S. Gürcan, “Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 131–136, June 2017, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002787.
ISNAD
Güllü, Özlem - Gürcan, İsmayil Safa. “Comparing the Performances of Prediction Models: A Study on Growth of Lambs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 64/2 (June 1, 2017): 131-136. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002787.
JAMA
1.Güllü Ö, Gürcan İS. Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2017;64:131–136.
MLA
Güllü, Özlem, and İsmayil Safa Gürcan. “Comparing the Performances of Prediction Models: A Study on Growth of Lambs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 64, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 131-6, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002787.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Güllü, İsmayil Safa Gürcan. Comparing the performances of prediction models: A study on growth of lambs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2017 Jun. 1;64(2):131-6. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002787