Statistical learning methods as a preprocessing step for survival analysis: evaluation of concept using lung cancer data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Statistical learning (SL) techniques can address non-linear relationships and small datasets but do not provide an output that has an epidemiologic interpretation.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A small set of clinical...

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Main Authors: Behera Madhusmita, Fowler Erin E, Owonikoko Taofeek K, Land Walker H, Mayfield William, Chen Zhengjia, Khuri Fadlo R, Ramalingam Suresh S, Heine John J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/10/1/97