Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The aim of this study is to classify 193 countries which are members of World Health Organization (WHO) in terms of Non Communicable Diseases (N...

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Main Authors: Songül ÇINAROĞLU, Keziban AVCI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bursa Uludag University 2015-06-01
Series:Uludağ University Journal of The Faculty of Engineering
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Online Access:http://mmfdergi.uludag.edu.tr/article/view/5000087138
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author Songül ÇINAROĞLU
Keziban AVCI
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Keziban AVCI
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description <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The aim of this study is to classify 193 countries which are members of World Health Organization (WHO) in terms of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Support vector machine and random forest methods used for classification which are one of supervised data mining methods. An open source programme Orange used for analysis. At the end of the analysis it was seen that random forest classification performance results were better than support vector machine classification performance results. The results of this study is useful for global health care managers for fighting against Noncommunicable Diseases and producing effective policies. </span></p></div></div></div>
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spelling doaj.art-d98fb8c6ff674c8ba0b8e78e847d278e2023-02-15T16:20:28ZengBursa Uludag UniversityUludağ University Journal of The Faculty of Engineering2148-41472148-41552015-06-01202899710.17482/uujfe.360995000111584Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning TechniquesSongül ÇINAROĞLU0Keziban AVCI1Hacettepe ÜniversitesiSağlık Bakanlığı<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The aim of this study is to classify 193 countries which are members of World Health Organization (WHO) in terms of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Support vector machine and random forest methods used for classification which are one of supervised data mining methods. An open source programme Orange used for analysis. At the end of the analysis it was seen that random forest classification performance results were better than support vector machine classification performance results. The results of this study is useful for global health care managers for fighting against Noncommunicable Diseases and producing effective policies. </span></p></div></div></div>http://mmfdergi.uludag.edu.tr/article/view/5000087138Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), Health Care Indicators, Machine Learning
spellingShingle Songül ÇINAROĞLU
Keziban AVCI
Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques
Uludağ University Journal of The Faculty of Engineering
Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), Health Care Indicators, Machine Learning
title Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques
title_full Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques
title_fullStr Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques
title_full_unstemmed Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques
title_short Classification of Different Countries in Terms of Noncommunicable Diseases Using Machine Learning Techniques
title_sort classification of different countries in terms of noncommunicable diseases using machine learning techniques
topic Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), Health Care Indicators, Machine Learning
url http://mmfdergi.uludag.edu.tr/article/view/5000087138
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