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An illustration of the technique of canonical analysis

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The use of a multivariate statistical technique, canonical analysis, for the assignment of patients to diagnostic categories is presented. The classification of thyroid status using clinical findings is investigated to exemplify the application of the technique. Emphasis is placed on the stages in the data analysis that are generic in examining any set of medical data for the purpose of automatically classifying patients.

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  1. Division of Operations Research, School of Hygiene and Public Health, the Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland

    Rodger D. Parker Ph.D.

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Parker, R.D. An illustration of the technique of canonical analysis. J Med Syst 2, 161–170 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02222316

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