Determining the optimal number and location of cutoff points with application to data of cervical cancer.

It is often helpful to classify biomarker values into groups of different risk levels to facilitate evaluation of a biological, physiological, or pathological state. Stratification of patients into two risk groups is commonly seen, but there is always need for more than two groups for fine assessmen...

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Main Authors: Chung Chang, Meng-Ke Hsieh, Wen-Yi Chang, An Jen Chiang, Jiabin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5407800?pdf=render