Table 2

(FPR, TPR) Pairs that Maximize Each MacCAT-CA Scale's Information, Based on Data in Poythress et al.36

MacCAT-CA ScaleBRFPRTPRInformationScale ScoreInterpretation (Impairment Level)
Bits%max
Understanding0.160.1810.5170.0538.39Mild
0.300.2040.5480.0819.210Minimal
Reasoning0.160.1180.4790.07111.29Mild
0.300.1400.5140.10612.09Mild
Appreciation0.160.0400.4070.10516.57Clinically significant
0.300.0540.4410.14816.88Clinically significant
  • Also shown are the amounts of information yielded by each scale (both in bits and as a percentage of the information that would be obtained from a perfect test), corresponding scale scores, and the MacCAT-CA interpretations of these scores. BR = assumed base rate.