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2010
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The behaviour of random forest permutation-based variable importance measures under predictor correlation
Background: Random forests (RF) have been increasingly used in applications such as genome-wide association and microarray studies where predictor correlation is frequently observ...
Kristin K. Nicodemus, James D. Malley, Carolin Str...
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2010
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Modeling expression quantitative trait loci in data combining ethnic populations
Background: Combining data from different ethnic populations in a study can increase efficacy of methods designed to identify expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) compared to...
Ching-Lin Hsiao, Ie-Bin Lian, Ai-Ru Hsieh, Cathy S...
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2010
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Conditional random pattern model for copy number aberration detection
Background: DNA copy number aberration (CNA) is very important in the pathogenesis of tumors and other diseases. For example, CNAs may result in suppression of anti-oncogenes and ...
Fuhai Li, Xiaobo Zhou, Wanting Huang, Chung-Che Ch...
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2010
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A boosting method for maximizing the partial area under the ROC curve
Background: The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is a fundamental tool to assess the discriminant performance for not only a single marker but also a score function c...
Osamu Komori, Shinto Eguchi
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BMCBI
2007
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Re-sampling strategy to improve the estimation of number of null hypotheses in FDR control under strong correlation structures
Background: When conducting multiple hypothesis tests, it is important to control the number of false positives, or the False Discovery Rate (FDR). However, there is a tradeoff be...
Xin Lu, David L. Perkins