Objective measures for detecting the auditory brainstem response: comparisons of specificity, sensitivity and detection time M. A. Chesnaye S. L. Bell J. M. Harte D. M. Simpson 10.6084/m9.figshare.5982322.v1 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Objective_measures_for_detecting_the_auditory_brainstem_response_comparisons_of_specificity_sensitivity_and_detection_time/5982322 <p><i>Objective</i>: To evaluate and compare the specificity, sensitivity and detection time of various time-domain and multi-band frequency domain methods when detecting the auditory brainstem response (ABR). <i>Design</i>: Simulations and subject recorded data were used to assess and compare the performance of the Hotelling’s T<sup>2</sup> test (applied in either time or frequency domain), two versions of the modified q-sample uniform scores test and both the Fsp and Fmp, which were evaluated using both conventional F-distributions with assumed degrees of freedom and a bootstrap approach. <i>Study sample</i>: Data consisted of click-evoked ABRs and recordings of EEG background activity from 12 to 17 normal hearing adults, respectively. <i>Results</i>: An overall advantage in sensitivity and detection time was demonstrated for the Hotelling’s T<sup>2</sup> test. The false-positive rates (FPRs) of the Fsp and Fmp were also closer to the nominal alpha-level when evaluating statistical significance using the bootstrap approach, as opposed to using conventional F-distributions. The FPRs of the remaining methods were slightly higher than expected. <i>Conclusions</i>: In this work, Hotelling’s T<sup>2</sup> outperformed the alternative methods for automatically detecting ABRs. Its promise as a sensitive and efficient detection method should now be tested in a larger clinical study.</p> 2018-03-14 16:08:40 Auditory brainstem response detection Hotelling’s T2 Fsp Fmp bootstrapping modified q-sample uniform scores test