[R] Interpreting the example given by Frank Harrell in the predict.lrm {Design} help

Frank Harrell f.harrell at vanderbilt.edu
Sat Oct 2 00:13:53 CEST 2010


Well put Greg.  The job of the statistician is to produce good estimates
(probabilities in this case).  Those cannot be translated into action
without subject-specific utility functions.  Classification during the
analysis or publication stage is not necessary.

Frank

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Frank Harrell
Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University
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