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. 2014 Nov 13;16(2):368–382. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxu049

Table 3.

Inline graphic selection comparison: subgroup identification performance

Scenario True # respondersInline graphic Size Sens. Spec. PPV NPV Incl. Inline graphic Only Inline graphic Inline graphic
Case 1
Inline graphic 125.41 362.24 0.99 0.36 0.36 0.99 0.45 0.02 36.21
Inline graphic 125.41 227.57 0.92 0.70 0.63 0.97 0.72 0.05 35.75
Inline graphic 125.41 395.71 0.99 0.28 0.32 0.99 0.42 0.01 36.24
Case 2
Inline graphic 125.41 145.78 0.37 0.73 0.36 0.78 0.13 0.02 30.32
Inline graphic 125.41 237.91 0.54 0.55 0.32 0.80 0.10 0.002 30.40
Inline graphic 125.41 279.90 0.64 0.47 0.30 0.80 0.10 0.002 30.47
Case 3
Inline graphic 125.41 290.67 0.80 0.49 0.39 0.90 0.26 0.01 32.54
Inline graphic 125.41 245.66 0.71 0.58 0.45 0.88 0.35 0.01 32.33
Inline graphic 125.41 357.02 0.90 0.35 0.33 0.92 0.21 0.004 32.76
Case 4
Inline graphic 250.26 125.60 0.37 0.87 0.79 0.60 0.37 0.01 30.73
Inline graphic 250.26 243.84 0.63 0.65 0.70 0.69 0.37 0.01 30.81
Inline graphic 250.26 247.76 0.68 0.68 0.70 0.70 0.39 0.01 31.03
Case 5
Inline graphic 500 326.04 0.65 1.00 31.97
Inline graphic 500 246.41 0.49 1.00 31.49
Inline graphic 500 391.88 0.78 1.00 32.36
Case 6
Inline graphic 0 107.23 0.79 1.00 30.01
Inline graphic 0 239.91 0.52 1.00 30.01
Inline graphic 0 249.83 0.50 1.00 30.01

Values represent averages across 500 simulated data sets.

Inline graphicTrue responders defines as those with Inline graphic.

Inline graphicAverages based on 497 and 499 data sets in Cases 1 and 3, respectively, due to numerical problems.