Schlattmann Medical Applications of Finite Mixture Models
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-540-68651-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 246 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Statistics for Biology and Health
ISBN: 978-3-540-68651-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Patients are not alike! This simple truth is often ignored in the analysis of me- cal data, since most of the time results are presented for the “average” patient. As a result, potential variability between patients is ignored when presenting, e.g., the results of a multiple linear regression model. In medicine there are more and more attempts to individualize therapy; thus, from the author’s point of view biostatis- cians should support these efforts. Therefore, one of the tasks of the statistician is to identify heterogeneity of patients and, if possible, to explain part of it with known explanatory covariates. Finite mixture models may be used to aid this purpose. This book tries to show that there are a large range of applications. They include the analysis of gene - pression data, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and the determinants of beta-carotene plasma levels. Other examples include disease clustering, data from psychophysi- ogy, and meta-analysis of published studies. The book is intended as a resource for those interested in applying these methods.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Overview over the Book.- - Heterogeneity in Medicine.- Modeling Count Data.- Theory and Algorithms.- Disease Mapping and Cluster Investigations.- Modeling Heterogeneity in Psychophysiology.- Investigating and Analyzing Heterogeneity in Meta-Analysis.- Analysis of Gene Expression Data.
