\name{AD}
\alias{AD}
\docType{data}
\title{Alzheimer's disease data
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}
\description{
This \code{data.frame}, obtained by Konstantina Skaltsa from Kapaki \emph{et al.} (2003), contains measurements from the tau protein located in the cerebrospinal fluid measured in pg/mL (\code{Tau} variable) of 49 control subjects (\code{Status==0}) and 49 patients with Alzheimer's disease (\code{Status==1}). A column indicating the identifier of the subject is also included (\code{id} variable).
}
\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.
}

\keyword{datasets}
