This dataset, obtained by Konstantina Skaltsa from Kapaki et al. 2003, contains measurements from the tau protein located in the cerebrospinal
fluid (Tau variable) of 49 control subjects (Status==0) and 49 patients with Alzheimer's disease (Status==1).
Usage
data("AD")
References
Kapaki E, Paraskevas G, Zalonis I, Zournas C. (2003). CSF Tau Protein and beta-amyloid (1-42) in Alzheimer's Disease diagnosis: Discrimination from Normal Ageing and the Other Dementias in the Greek Population. European Journal of Neurology, 10, 119-128.
Skaltsa K, Jover L, Carrasco JL. (2010). Estimation of the diagnostic threshold accounting for decision costs and sampling uncertainty. Biometrical Journal 52(5):676-697.