Estimate the area under the ROC curve from sample rank sums using the Mann-Whitney U approach, without drawing the curve.
AUC=0.5 为随机,1 为完美排序。
| Item | Formula / Note | Source / Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Probabilistic meaning | AUC is the chance a random positive outranks a random negative | ROC analysis literature |
| Rank computation | AUC follows from positive ranks and equals a Mann-Whitney U statistic | ROC analysis literature |
| Threshold free | AUC ignores thresholds and measures ranking quality alone | ROC analysis literature |