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Review
. 2020 Dec;478(12):2722-2728.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001367.

CORR Synthesis: When Should We Be Skeptical of Clinical Prediction Models?

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Review

CORR Synthesis: When Should We Be Skeptical of Clinical Prediction Models?

Aditya V Karhade et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
An example of a calibration plot is shown here.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
This figure demonstrates an example of a model with poor calibration despite excellent discrimination (c-statistic of 0.91).
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Fig. 3
An example of decision curve analysis is shown here.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
This figure provides an example of global relative variable importance plot.
Fig. 5
Fig. 5
An example of local variable importance plot for individual patient-level explanation is offered here.
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Fig. 6
This figure shows an example of a partial dependence plot.

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