Unsupervised Machine Learning Application to Perform a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Medical Research

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Auteur principal: Carlos Francisco Moreno-García
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contents Unsupervised Machine Learning Application to Perform a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Medical Research Carlos Francisco Moreno-García Magaly Aceves-Martins Francesc Serratosa Computación meta analysis Systematic review recommender systems principal component analysis When trying to synthesize information from multiple sources and perform a statistical review to compare them, particularly in the medical research field, several statistical tools are available, most common are the syste matic review and the meta - analysis. The s e technique s allow the comparison of the effectiveness or success among a group of studies . However , a problem of these tools is that if the information to be compared is incomplete or mismatched between two or more studies , the comparison becomes an arduous task. On a parallel line, machine learning methodologies have been proven to be a reliable resource , such software is developed to classify several variables and learn from previous experiences to improve th e classification. I n this paper, we use unsupervised machine learning methodologies to describe a simple yet effective algorithm that , given a dataset with missing data, complete s such data, which lead s to a mo re complete systematic review and meta-analysis, capable of presenting a final effectiveness or success rating between studies. Our method is first validated in a movie ranking database scenario, and then used in a real life systematic review and meta-analysis of obesity prevention scientific papers , where 66.6% of the outcomes are missing. 2016 artículo científico 1405-5546 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61544821002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=615 Computación y Sistemas application/pdf Instituto Politécnico Nacional Computación y Sistemas (México) Num.1 Vol.20
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spellingShingle Unsupervised Machine Learning Application to Perform a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Medical Research
Carlos Francisco Moreno-García
Computación
meta
analysis
Systematic review
recommender systems
principal component analysis
Unsupervised Machine Learning Application to Perform a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Medical Research Carlos Francisco Moreno-García Magaly Aceves-Martins Francesc Serratosa Computación meta analysis Systematic review recommender systems principal component analysis When trying to synthesize information from multiple sources and perform a statistical review to compare them, particularly in the medical research field, several statistical tools are available, most common are the syste matic review and the meta - analysis. The s e technique s allow the comparison of the effectiveness or success among a group of studies . However , a problem of these tools is that if the information to be compared is incomplete or mismatched between two or more studies , the comparison becomes an arduous task. On a parallel line, machine learning methodologies have been proven to be a reliable resource , such software is developed to classify several variables and learn from previous experiences to improve th e classification. I n this paper, we use unsupervised machine learning methodologies to describe a simple yet effective algorithm that , given a dataset with missing data, complete s such data, which lead s to a mo re complete systematic review and meta-analysis, capable of presenting a final effectiveness or success rating between studies. Our method is first validated in a movie ranking database scenario, and then used in a real life systematic review and meta-analysis of obesity prevention scientific papers , where 66.6% of the outcomes are missing. 2016 artículo científico 1405-5546 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61544821002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=615 Computación y Sistemas application/pdf Instituto Politécnico Nacional Computación y Sistemas (México) Num.1 Vol.20
title Unsupervised Machine Learning Application to Perform a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Medical Research
topic Computación
meta
analysis
Systematic review
recommender systems
principal component analysis
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=61544821002