An Update on Statistical Boosting in Biomedicine

Statistical boosting algorithms have triggered a lot of research during the last decade. They combine a powerful machine learning approach with classical statistical modelling, offering various practical advantages like automated variable selection and implicit regularization of effect estimates. Th...

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Main Authors: Andreas Mayr, Benjamin Hofner, Elisabeth Waldmann, Tobias Hepp, Sebastian Meyer, Olaf Gefeller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6083072