title: [Remarks on configuration frequency analysis].
abstract: The "Konfigurationsfrequenzanalyse" (KFA) is a method proposed by Lienert to detect syndromes. Using examples we criticize the definition of a syndrome used for a KFA, and we thus criticize the interpretation of the results of a KFA. Furthermore, we describe briefly a backward selection procedure of multiplicative models for contingency tables. This procedure may be used to find simple patterns of association for several symptoms.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Anmerkungen zur Konfigurationsfrequenzanalyse