title: RECPAM: a computer program for recursive partition and amalgamation for survival data and other situations frequently occurring in biostatistics. III. Classification according to a multivariate construct. Application to data on Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis.
abstract: The methodology of RECursive Partition and AMalgamation (RECPAM) previously presented in Parts I and II (A. Ciampi et al., Computer. Methods Progr. Biomed. 26 (1988) 239-256 and 30 (1989) 283-296) pursues its development with an application to predict long-term effects of a disease given a set of clinical information measured at the time of illness. This paper illustrates how RECPAM deals with a situation typical in Medical Informatics applied to data on Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis.
authors.affiliation: McGill University-Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciampi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: du Berger
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiffault
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012984:Software; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface