Cutpoint Selection for Categorizing a Continuous Predictor

DOI10.1111/J.0006-341X.2004.00196.XMaRDI QIDQ3442982zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Sean M. O'Brien

Publication date 25 May 2007

Published in Biometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0006-341x.2004.00196.x

zbMATH Keywords

smoothingregression treemultiple changepoint fittingoptimal categorizationpiecewise constant regression

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonparametric estimation (62G05) Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects) (62H30)

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• Optimal categorization
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• Selection and optimization of cut-points for numeric attribute values
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• Inference in segmented line regression: a simulation study
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• The number of response categories in ordered response models
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