title: RECPAM: a computer program for recursive partition and amalgamation for censored survival data and other situations frequently occurring in biostatistics. I. Methods and program features.
abstract: The methodology of recursive partition and amalgamation in biostatistics is presented and a FORTRAN program for its implementation, RECPAM, is described. RECPAM can be used to obtain classifications of patients according to several criteria commonly occurring in clinical biostatistics: an example is prognostic classification based on survival data. Classes are defined by simple statements, expressed in clinical terms, about predictor variables (e.g. prognostic factors). Special features of RECPAM are: the possibility of implementing a variety of classification criteria, the integration of recursive partition and amalgamation, and the availability of several strategies for constructing classification trees. A simple example to illustrate input and output features is given. The scope and flexibility of RECPAM will be illustrated in greater detail in a subsequent paper.
authors: Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada.
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authors: Ciampi
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authors: SA
authors: Hogg
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authors: McKinney
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authors: Thiffault
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001699:Biometry; D002965:Classification; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design