Machine learning in public health informatics: Evidence that complex sampling structures may not be needed for prediction models with imbalanced outcomes.

Journal: Annals of epidemiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to investigate the predictive ability of machine learning models for imbalanced outcomes from national survey data without the use of sampling weights.

Authors

  • Zhengye Si
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 1100 Virginia Avenue, Columbia , MO 65211, USA.
  • Jinpu Li
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 1100 Virginia Avenue, Columbia , MO 65211, USA.
  • Emily Leary
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 1100 Virginia Avenue, Columbia , MO 65211, USA. Electronic address: learye@health.missouri.edu.