Summary of Dnamite: Interpretable Calibrated Survival Analysis with Discretized Additive Models, by Mike Van Ness et al.
DNAMite: Interpretable Calibrated Survival Analysis with Discretized Additive Models
by Mike Van Ness, Billy Block, Madeleine Udell
First submitted to arxiv on: 8 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The abstract presents a new machine learning model for survival analysis called DNAMite, which addresses the limitations of existing glass-box models in capturing complex patterns in real data. DNAMite uses feature discretization and kernel smoothing to produce calibrated shape functions that can be directly interpreted as contributions to the cumulative incidence function. The paper demonstrates that DNAMite generates shape functions closer to true shape functions on synthetic data while achieving comparable predictive performance and better calibration compared to previous models. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research introduces a new machine learning model called DNAMite, which helps doctors and researchers understand how people will do over time. Most current models are like black boxes that make predictions but don’t explain why they’re making those predictions. DNAMite is different because it can show how its predictions were made. This makes it more trustworthy for use in healthcare settings where understanding the reasons behind decisions is crucial. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Synthetic data
