Statistics, Department of
Date of this Version
2008
Citation
Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 2008
Abstract
We have developed a strategy for the analysis of newly available binary data to improve outcome predictions based on existing data (binary or non-binary). Our strategy involves two modeling approaches for the newly available data, one combining binary covariate selection via LASSO with logistic regression and one based on logic trees. The results of these models are then compared to the results of a model based on existing data with the objective of combining model results to achieve the most accurate predictions. The combination of model predictions is aided by the use of support vector machines to identify subspaces of the covariate space in which specific models lead to successful predictions. We demonstrate our approach in the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data and traditional clinical risk factors for the prediction of coronary heart disease.
Comments
IMS Collections Pushing the Limits of Contemporary Statistics: Contributions in Honor of Jayanta K. Ghosh Vol. 3 (2008) 302–317