State of the art in selection of variables and functional forms in multivariable analysis—outstanding issues

State of the art in selection of variables and functional forms in multivariable analysis—outstanding issues

Abstract Background How to select variables and identify functional forms for continuous variables is a key concern when creating a multivariable model. Ad hoc ‘traditional’ approaches to variable selection have been in use for at least 50 years. Similarly, methods for determining functional forms f...

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Main Authors: Willi Sauerbrei, Aris Perperoglou, Matthias Schmid, Michal Abrahamowicz, Heiko Becher, Harald Binder, Daniela Dunkler, Frank E. Harrell, Patrick Royston, Georg Heinze, for TG2 of the STRATOS initiative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Diagnostic and Prognostic Research
Subjects:
Descriptive modelling
Methods for variable selection
Spline procedures
Fractional polynomials
Categorisation
Bias
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41512-020-00074-3

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