Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Preface.- 1 Introduction to machine learning.- 2 Logistic regression for health profiling.- 3 Optimal scaling: discretization.- 4 Optimal scaling: regularization including ridge, lasso, and elastic net regression.- 5 Partial correlations.- 6 Mixed linear modelling.- 7 Binary partitioning.- 8 Item response modelling.- 9 Time-dependent predictor modelling.- 10 Seasonality assessments.- 11 Non-linear modelling.- 12 Artificial intelligence, multilayer Perceptron modelling.- 13 Artificial intelligence, radial basis function modelling.- 14 Factor analysis.- 15 Hierarchical cluster analysis for unsupervised data.- 16 Partial least squares.- 17 Discriminant analysis for Supervised data.- 18 Canonical regression.- 19 Fuzzy modelling.- 20 Conclusions. Index.