Using adaptive methods to select variables in case-control studies

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 595-605

  O'Gorman, Thomas W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Logistic regression; Permutation methods; Stepwise selection

Indexed keywords

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADAPTIVE METHODS; ADAPTIVE WEIGHTING; ANALYSIS OF DATA; BLADDER CANCERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; LOGISTICS REGRESSIONS; PERMUTATION METHOD; STEPWISE SELECTION; VARIABLE SELECTION METHODS; WEIGHTING SCHEME;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS;

EID: 19644401546     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200410058     Document Type: Article

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