Table 6

Advantages of genetic programming.

Method

Human Readability

Automatic Selection of Variables

Automatic Integration of Data Types

Non-Linear Relationships


Statistical Analysis

Yes

Limited

No

Limited

Cluster Analysis

Yes

No

No

No

Support Vector Machine

No

No

No

Yes

Neural Networks

No

No

No

Yes

Genetic Programming

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes


Mitra et al. BMC Cancer 2006 6:159   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-159

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