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Table 3 Classification performance with real datasets

From: A comparison of three clustering methods for finding subgroups in MRI, SMS or clinical data: SPSS TwoStep Cluster analysis, Latent Gold and SNOB

 

TwoStep

Latent Gold

SNOB

Number of subgroups detected

MRI1 dataset

2

7

10

MRI2 dataset

3

11

15

MRI3 dataset

2

6

7

SMS dataset

2

10

37

Clinical dataset

Not available

8

9

Certainty (mean classification probability of disc levels or patients)

MRI1 dataset

Not available

91.2% (SD11.9%)

91.5% (11.6%)

MRI2 dataset

Not available

98.9% (SD3.9%)

97.1% (SD6.6%)

MRI3 dataset

Not available

85.7% (SD19.5%)

91.0% (SD12.7%)

SMS dataset

Not available

96.5% (SD8.8%)

98.2% (SD4.7%)

Clinical dataset

Not available

91.4% (SD12.9%)

89.9% (SD13.5%)

Reproducibility (10 iterations of each dataset, with identical results across all datasets)

Number of subgroups

100% agreement

With fixed seed point = 100% agreement

100% agreement

Classification stability (reproducibility of individual disc-levels or people being classified into each subgroup)

100% agreement

With fixed seed point = 100% agreement

100% agreement

Classification certainty (reproducibility of the classification probability of disc levels or patients)

Not available

With fixed seed point = 100% agreement

100% agreement