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The Z-score Evaluation, Benchmarking, and Ranking Algorithm (ZEBRA) is a custom tool for comparing the performance of indirect reference interval (RI) estimation methods. The tool converts laboratory test results into standardized z or zlog scores according to the distributional shape (approximately Gaussian vs. skewed), thereby mapping original measurements onto a common standardized scale determined by the RI limits. ZEBRA generates method-specific comparative box plots for visual inspection of standardized-score distributions across evaluated methods, using both real and simulated datasets and, when applicable, subsampling scenarios. Agreement between each indirect method and the comparative reference is quantified using Linโ€™s concordance correlation coefficient (ฯc) with a 99.5% confidence interval, computed from paired comparisons between standardized scores derived from the comparative reference limits and those produced by each method. For ranking, the lower bound of the ฯc confidence interval is categorized and mapped to a six-point Likert scale; scores are aggregated to generate an overall ranking of the evaluated indirect methods. Finally, the individual plots are assembled into a multi-panel composite figure for integrated reporting.

Outputs from ZEBRA1.Rmd and ZEBRA2.Rmd include:

(i) high-resolution method-specific figures (box plots);

(ii) a multi-panel composite figure (assembly) integrating all individual plots;

(iii) .csv files containing standardized z/zlog scores for each laboratory test (Group 1) and for each sample-size scenario (Group 2); and

(iv) a complete HTML report with all analyses, tables, interpretations, and visualizations generated by ZEBRA.


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Submit suggestions and Bugs at: https://github.com/labrgrupo/LabRI_Tool/issues

Write an Email with any questions and problems to: [email protected] or [email protected]

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