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Closes #4422.

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Adds the likelihood-ratio family of diagnostic-testing metrics to ConfusionMatrixMetric, completing the diagnostic-odds block of the confusion-matrix reference the module already follows (the wikipedia table cited in the docstring):

  • positive likelihood ratio — LR+ = tpr / fpr (aliases: plr, lr+)
  • negative likelihood ratio — LR- = fnr / tnr (aliases: nlr, lr-)
  • diagnostic odds ratio — DOR = (tp * tn) / (fp * fn) (aliases: dor), included as the third member of the same family since Implementation of the positive likelihood ratio (LR+) #4422 asks for the likelihood-ratio view of the confusion matrix and DOR = LR+ / LR-

All three work through the existing metric_name machinery of ConfusionMatrixMetric / compute_confusion_matrix_metric, so they compose with compute_sample, every MetricReduction mode, get_not_nans, include_background and multi-class (one-vs-rest per channel) inputs with no new API surface.

Conventions

  • Zero denominators yield NaN, following the module's existing convention for ratio-based metrics: LR+ is undefined when fpr == 0 (perfect specificity), LR- when tnr == 0, DOR when fp * fn == 0, and an empty class (all counts zero) is NaN for all three.
  • DOR == LR+ / LR- holds wherever all three are defined (covered by an algebraic-consistency test).
  • The conventions are documented in the class docstring next to the metric-name list.

Testing

  • The three metrics join the file's canonical exhaustive table (per-metric mean / mean_batch on the standard multi-class inputs), including entries where NaN-aware reductions matter.
  • Edge cases on hand-computed confusion matrices: LR+ = 3.6 / 1.0 / 0.0 / NaN, LR- incl. the zero-specificity case, DOR = 14.0 / 0.0 / NaN, an all-zero (empty class) row, and the classification API with include_background both True and False.
  • All reduction modes with undefined entries present on the multi-class NaN data: sum, sum_batch, mean_channel, each with the expected not_nans counts.
  • Alias resolution (case/spacing/underscore variants) and NotImplementedError on unknown names.
  • pytest tests/metrics/test_compute_confusion_matrix.py — 63 passed; black (line length 120) clean.

Review focus

  1. DOR inclusion scope — it is on the same wikipedia table and mathematically LR+/LR-, but I'm happy to split it out if preferred.
  2. The zero-denominator → NaN convention matches how tpr/ppv etc. already behave; inf (the limit) was deliberately not used to stay consistent.

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The confusion-matrix metric API adds positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio. It recognizes descriptive names and aliases. Zero denominators return NaN. Tests cover metric values, classification inputs, aliases, and reductions.

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The new likelihood-ratio and diagnostic-odds-ratio metrics look consistent with their tests. Before merging, one new test method needs its parameter documented; there is no functional risk.

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Out of Scope Changes check Warning Issue #4422 requests LR+ only. This pull request also adds the separate public metrics negative likelihood ratio and diagnostic odds ratio, with related documentation and tests. Their mathematical rel… Remove the negative likelihood ratio and diagnostic odds ratio additions from this pull request, or link separate active issues that explicitly require those metrics.
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Linked Issues check Passed Issue #4422 requires positive likelihood ratio, defined as sensitivity / (1 − specificity). compute_confusion_matrix_metric implements plr as tpr / fpr, and ConfusionMatrixMetric exposes the m…
Docstring Coverage Passed Docstring coverage is 87.50% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 2 files.
Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding likelihood ratios and diagnostic odds ratio to ConfusionMatrixMetric.
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Issue #4422 requires positive likelihood ratio, defined as sensitivity / (1 − specificity). compute_confusion_matrix_metric implements plr as tpr / fpr, and ConfusionMatrixMetric exposes the metric through the existing metric_name path. The added tests cover direct values, aliases, undefined denominators, reductions, and classification inputs.

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The description provides detailed scope, formulas, conventions, testing, and review focus. It does not follow the template headings or include the requested change-type checklist, but the required information is otherwise substantially complete.

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Issue #4422 requests LR+ only. This pull request also adds the separate public metrics negative likelihood ratio and diagnostic odds ratio, with related documentation and tests. Their mathematical relationship to LR+ does not make them requirements of #4422.

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Remove the negative likelihood ratio and diagnostic odds ratio additions from this pull request, or link separate active issues that explicitly require those metrics.

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Addressed the CodeRabbit note: added Google-style docstrings to the two new test methods (test_likelihood_ratios, test_likelihood_ratios_clf). Local run: 45/45 tests pass, black + ruff clean.

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- Around line 315-316: Update the fixture’s Google-style docstring description
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tensor containing specified counts from TEST_CASE_LR, rather than claiming it is
built by compute_confusion_matrix.
- Around line 318-319: Extend the tests around compute_confusion_matrix_metric
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- Around line 221-224: Add a likelihood-ratio fixture case with tn equal to zero
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confusion_matrix: a stacked [2, 4] confusion-matrix tensor built by
``compute_confusion_matrix`` for the two test classes.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the confusion_matrix description.

The fixture passes a manually constructed tensor from TEST_CASE_LR. It is not built by compute_confusion_matrix. Describe it as a stacked [2, 4] tensor containing manually specified counts.

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In `@tests/metrics/test_compute_confusion_matrix.py` around lines 315 - 316,
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specified counts from TEST_CASE_LR, rather than claiming it is built by
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All three CodeRabbit notes addressed in 965a670:

  1. Fixture docstring wording — corrected to state the tensor rows are in [tp, fp, tn, fn] order as produced by compute_confusion_matrix (it is a hand-built stacked tensor, not produced by the function itself).
  2. Alias coverage — test_likelihood_ratios now loops over every advertised spelling for both metrics (lr+/plr/Positive Likelihood Ratio/POSITIVE_LIKELIHOOD_RATIO, and lr-/nlr/…), asserting each resolves to the same expected value under the case-/space-insensitive contract.
  3. Zero-specificity edge — TEST_CASE_LR now includes a third class with tn == 0 (tp=5, fp=5, tn=0, fn=0), where LR+ = 1.0 is finite and LR− is asserted NaN (zero specificity denominator).

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Addressed in 8a0a851: added an explicit assertEqual(len(results), len(expected_values)) before the zip loop in test_likelihood_ratios_clf, so a mismatch in the number of aggregated channels can no longer be hidden by zip truncation. Local: 45/45 pass, black + ruff clean.

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Hi maintainers — a gentle follow-up on this addition of positive/negative likelihood ratios to ConfusionMatrixMetric (closes #4422). All checks are green and the earlier automated review comments have been addressed. Please let me know if there is anything else I can revise to help with review. Thank you!

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Hi maintainers — a gentle follow-up on this addition of positive/negative likelihood ratios to ConfusionMatrixMetric (closes #4422). It has been about four weeks since submission and two since my last note; all checks are still green (DCO, DeepSource, pre-commit.ci) and the earlier automated review comments remain addressed. If there is a design or API concern blocking review, I'm happy to revise — for example the alias set or the NaN convention for the zero-specificity edge case. Thank you!

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Substantive update while this awaits review: I've expanded the change into the full likelihood-ratio family from the same diagnostic-testing table — in addition to LR+ / LR- it now includes the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR = (tp * tn) / (fp * fn) = LR+ / LR-), with the zero-denominator → NaN conventions documented in the class docstring, and systematic tests: the canonical mean/mean_batch table entries, all NaN-aware reduction modes (sum, sum_batch, mean_channel) with expected not_nans counts, edge cases (perfect specificity, zero specificity, empty class, DOR = 0), an algebraic DOR == LR+ / LR- consistency test, alias resolution, and include_background=False.

Local: pytest tests/metrics/test_compute_confusion_matrix.py — 63 passed; black clean. The test workflows for this fork are still in the awaiting-approval state (same as before), so the above is what I can verify locally for now.

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421-422: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the test parameter.

Add a Google-style Args section for confusion_matrix, including its [tp, fp, tn, fn] row order. As per path instructions, docstrings must “describe each variable” in the appropriate Google-style section.

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Add the missing Google-style Args section for the confusion_matrix parameter
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Addressed the docstring nitpick in 1da3bb4: test_dor_equals_lr_ratio now documents its confusion_matrix parameter (Google-style Args, [tp, fp, tn, fn] row order), and the TEST_CASE_LR fixture description no longer claims the tensor is built by compute_confusion_matrix — the counts are manually specified.

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