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Data Mining and Healthcare Informatics
Objective:
To acquaint members of the Academy with a relatively recent development
in the area of data exploration and statistical analysis. Methods:
A review of the concepts and methods inherent in data-mining with
a special emphasis on the those methods applicable to predictive
modeling. Results: Data-mining is demonstrated to be a useful
tool for researchers in those circumstances where large amounts
of information are available. Conclusions: With the advent
and proliferation of on-line data collection, truly massive databases
are now available to health care researchers. In that situation,
data-mining methods yield some unique opportunities to researchers
who wish to develop prediction models and to establish associations.
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