Predicting mortality in the very old: a machine learning analysis on claims data

Abstract Machine learning (ML) may be used to predict mortality. We used claims data from one large German insurer to develop and test differently complex ML prediction models, comparing them for their (balanced) accuracy, but also the importance of different predictors, the relevance of the follow-...

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Main Authors: Aleksander Krasowski, Joachim Krois, Adelheid Kuhlmey, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel, Falk Schwendicke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21373-3