Research Article

Knowledge Mining from Clinical Datasets Using Rough Sets and Backpropagation Neural Network

Table 1

Description of hepatitis dataset.

NumberAttribute nameDomain valuesNumber of missing values

1Age10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 0
2SexMale, female 0
3SteroidNo, yes1
4AntiviralsNo, yes0
5FatigueNo, yes1
6MalaiseNo, yes1
7AnorexiaNo, yes1
8Liver big No, yes10
9Liver firmNo, yes11
10Spleen palpableNo, yes5
11SpidersNo, yes5
12Ascites No, yes5
13VaricesNo, yes5
14Bilirubin0.39, 0.80, 1.20, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00 6
15Alk phosphate33, 80, 120, 160, 200, 250 29
16Sgot13, 100, 200, 300, 400, 5004
17Albumin2.1, 3.0, 3.8, 4.5, 5.0, 6.0 16
18Protime10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 67
19HistologyNo, yes0
20ClassDie, live0