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Rating Models and Validation - Oesterreichische Nationalbank

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Chart 57: Shape of the a—b Error Curve for the Data Example<br />

Area under Curve (AUC) as a Measure of Discriminatory Power<br />

AUC (area under curve) is a graphic measure of a rating procedureÕs discriminatory<br />

power derived from the ROC curve <strong>and</strong> refers to the area under the<br />

ROC curve (expressed in units where 100% ¼ 1 for both axes). 81 In ideal rating<br />

models, AUC ¼1, for models which cannot differentiate between good <strong>and</strong> bad<br />

cases, AUC ¼1/2. Values where AUC

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