Transfer and transport: incorporating causal methods for improving predictive models

J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Oct;21(e2):e374-5. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002968. Epub 2014 Jul 9.

Authors

Kyle W Singleton¹, Alex A T Bui¹, William Hsu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Imaging Informatics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: causality; predictive models; transfer learning; transportability.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Clostridioides difficile*
Clostridium Infections*
Cross Infection*
Female
Humans
Male
Models, Statistical*
Risk Assessment / methods*

Grants and funding

R01 CA157553/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States