Improved Variable Selection Algorithm Using a LASSO-Type Penalty, with an Application to Assessing Hepatitis B Infection Relevant Factors in Community Residents

Pi Guo; Fangfang Zeng; Xiaomin Hu; Dingmei Zhang; Shuming Zhu; Yu Deng; Yuantao Hao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134151

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Improved Variable Selection Algorithm Using a LASSO-Type Penalty, with an Application to Assessing Hepatitis B Infection Relevant Factors in Community Residents

Pi Guo,

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Fangfang Zeng,

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Xiaomin Hu,

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Dingmei Zhang,

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Shuming Zhu,

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Yu Deng,

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Yuantao Hao

* E-mail: haoyt@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Improved Variable Selection Algorithm Using a LASSO-Type Penalty, with an Application to Assessing Hepatitis B Infection Relevant Factors in Community Residents

Pi Guo,
Fangfang Zeng,
Xiaomin Hu,
Dingmei Zhang,
Shuming Zhu,
Yu Deng,
Yuantao Hao

Published: July 27, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134151

About the Authors

Pi Guo

Affiliations Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology and Health Information Research Center, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China, Laboratory of Health Informatics, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China

Fangfang Zeng

Xiaomin Hu

Dingmei Zhang

Shuming Zhu

Yu Deng

Yuantao Hao

* E-mail: haoyt@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PG YTH. Performed the experiments: PG FFZ XMH DMZ SMZ YD YTH. Analyzed the data: PG YTH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PG YTH. Wrote the paper: PG YTH.

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