Statistical regression models are used for predicting outcomes based on the values of some predictor variables or for describing the association of an outcome with predictors. With a data set at hand,...

It has been proposed that medical research questions can be categorised into three classes: causal, predictive, and descriptive. This distinction was proposed to encourage researchers to think clearly...

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The Prediction model Risk Of Bias ASsessment Tool (PROBAST) is used to assess the quality, risk of bias, and applicability of prediction models or algorithms and of prediction model/algorithm studies....

Regression models such as the Cox proportional hazards model have had increasing use in modelling and estimating the prognosis of patients with a variety of diseases. Many applications involve a larg...

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The development of clinical prediction models is often impeded by the occurrence of missing values in the predictors. Various methods for imputing mis…

Statistical regression models are used for predicting outcomes based on the values of some predictor variables or for describing the association of an outcome with predictors. With a data set at hand,...

The Biometrical Journal publishes papers on statistical methods and their applications to life sciences, encompassing medicine, environmental sciences & agriculture.