Effect of data combination on predictive modeling: a study using gene expression data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The quality of predictive modeling in biomedicine depends on the amount of data available for model building.

Objective

To study the effect of combining microarray data sets on feature selection and predictive modeling performance.

Methods

Empirical evaluation of stability of feature selection and discriminatory power of classifiers using three previously published gene expression data sets, analyzed both individually and in combination.

Results

Feature selection was not robust for the individual as well as for the combined data sets. The classification performance of models built on individual and combined data sets was heavily dependent on the data set from which the features were extracted.

Conclusion

We identified volatility of feature sel

SUBMITTER: Osl M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3041313 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature