The DET Curve in Assessment of Detection Task Performance

Abstract

We introduce the DET Curve as a means of representing performance on detection tasks that involve a tradeoff of error types. We discuss why we prefer it to the traditional ROC Curve and offer several examples of its use in speaker recognition and language recognition. We explain why it is likely to produce approximately linear curves. We also note special points that may be included on these curves, how they are used with multiple targets, and possible further applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA530509

Entities

People

  • Alex Martin
  • G. Doddington
  • M. Ordowski
  • M. Przybocki
  • T. Kamm

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • False Alarms
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Instructions
  • Language
  • Linearity
  • Multiple Targets
  • Recognition
  • Standards
  • Targets
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Visual Inspection
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML