Research Article
Nonparametric Subgroup Identification by PRIM and CART: A Simulation and Application Study
Table 4
Proportions of cases with predicted subgroups when using one of the methods for
observations and one true subgroup.
| | | Method | 0 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 1 | 1.33 | 1.67 | 2 | 2.33 | 2.67 | 3 |
| | 5% | PRIM () | 0.2 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | PRIM (opt. ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (pruned) | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (maxdepth) | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.66 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 1 | 1 |
| | 5% (margin) | PRIM () | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.72 | 0.96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | PRIM (opt. ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (pruned) | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (maxdepth) | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.72 | 0.94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | 20% | PRIM () | 0.13 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | PRIM (opt. ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (pruned) | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (maxdepth) | 0.42 | 0.66 | 0.99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | 40% | PRIM () | 0.12 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | PRIM (opt. ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (pruned) | 0.07 | 0.36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | CART (maxdepth) | 0.42 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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