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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-8-8
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The methodology of recursive partition and amalgamation in biostatistics is presented and a FORTRAN program for its implementation, RECPAM, is described. RECPAM can be used to obtain classifications of patients according to several criteria commonly occurring in clinical biostatistics: an example is prognostic classification based on survival data. Classes are defined by simple statements, expressed in clinical terms, about predictor variables (e.g. prognostic factors). Special features of RECPAM are: the possibility of implementing a variety of classification criteria, the integration of recursive partition and amalgamation, and the availability of several strategies for constructing classification trees. A simple example to illustrate input and output features is given. The scope and flexibility of RECPAM will be illustrated in greater detail in a subsequent paper.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0169-2607
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
26
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
239-56
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:articleTitle |
RECPAM: a computer program for recursive partition and amalgamation for censored survival data and other situations frequently occurring in biostatistics. I. Methods and program features.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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