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Book contents
- Multivariate Biomarker Discovery
- Multivariate Biomarker Discovery
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Framework for Multivariate Biomarker Discovery
- Part II Regression Methods for Estimation
- Part III Classification Methods
- 10 Classification with Random Forests
- 11 Classification with Support Vector Machines
- 12 Discriminant Analysis
- 13 Neural Networks and Deep Learning
- Part IV Biomarker Discovery via Multistage Signal Enhancement and Identification of Essential Patterns
- Part V Multivariate Biomarker Discovery Studies
- References
- Index
12 - Discriminant Analysis
from Part III - Classification Methods
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
- Multivariate Biomarker Discovery
- Multivariate Biomarker Discovery
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Framework for Multivariate Biomarker Discovery
- Part II Regression Methods for Estimation
- Part III Classification Methods
- 10 Classification with Random Forests
- 11 Classification with Support Vector Machines
- 12 Discriminant Analysis
- 13 Neural Networks and Deep Learning
- Part IV Biomarker Discovery via Multistage Signal Enhancement and Identification of Essential Patterns
- Part V Multivariate Biomarker Discovery Studies
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 12 presents discriminant analysis – a classical (and powerful) supervised learning approach for classification. Discussed are Fisher’s discriminant analysis, as well as Gaussian linear, quadratic, and regularized discriminant analysis. The chapter concludes with a discussion of partial least squares discriminant analysis, which is still popular in some application areas, even if its application to high-dimensional data is likely to result in solutions that are suboptimal in terms of predictive abilities and interpretability (alternative approaches are recommended).
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- Multivariate Biomarker DiscoveryData Science Methods for Efficient Analysis of High-Dimensional Biomedical Data, pp. 174 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024