A Decision-Tree Strategy for Combining Diagnostic Tests for Prediction

DOI10.1002/(SICI)1521-4036(199905)41:2%3C235::AID-BIMJ235%3E3.0.CO;2-UMaRDI QIDQ4254345zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors James J. Chen, Ralph L. Kodell

Publication date 14 June 2000

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-4036(199905)41:2%3C235::aid-bimj235%3E3.0.co;2-u

zbMATH Keywords

decision-tree classificationnegative predictivitypositive predictivity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10)

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