Nature

Risk-adjusted colorectal cancer screening using the FIT and routine screening data: development of a risk prediction model

The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is replacing the guaiac faecal occult blood test in colorectal cancer screening. Increased uptake and FIT positivity will challenge colonoscopy services. We ...
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A Comparison of Logistic Regression Against Machine Learning Algorithms for Gastric Cancer Risk Prediction Within Real-World Clinical Data Streams

We trained models using logistic regression (LR) and four commonly used ML algorithms to predict NCGC from age-/sex-matched controls in two EHR systems: Stanford University and the University of ...
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Testing the Fit of a Regression Model Via Score Tests in Random Effects Models

This paper considers testing the goodness of fit of regression models. Emphasis is on a goodness-of-fit test for generalized linear models with canonical link function and known dispersion parameter.
Nature

Logistic regression

In recent columns we showed how linear regression can be used to predict a continuous dependent variable given other independent variables 1,2. When the dependent variable is categorical, a common ...