Branch
Branch facilitates construction, evaluation, and refinement of decision-tree models for hypothesis testing and predictive modeling on large biomedical datasets.
Key Features:
- Decision Tree Construction and Evaluation: Constructs and evaluates decision trees using imported biomedical datasets to support model development and hypothesis exploration.
- Hypothesis Testing and Predictive Modeling: Enables composing and testing complex hypotheses and developing predictive models based on decision-tree structures.
- Dataset Import and Library Support: Supports importing and managing libraries of biomedical datasets for use in model building.
- Collaborative Model Storage: Provides a shared repository for storing and reusing decision trees among researchers.
Scientific Applications:
- Genomic Data Analysis: Explore genomic variations and their implications on health and disease using decision-tree analyses.
- Clinical Trial Design: Inform clinical trial strategies and patient stratification via predictive models derived from biomedical data.
- Disease Prediction Models: Construct models that predict disease onset or progression from biomedical datasets.
Methodology:
Decision trees are built from imported datasets and manipulated and evaluated for hypothesis testing and predictive modeling.
Topics
Details
- License:
- Unlicense
- Maturity:
- Mature
- Cost:
- Free of charge
- Tool Type:
- web application
- Operating Systems:
- Linux, Windows, Mac
- Programming Languages:
- Java
- Added:
- 8/4/2019
- Last Updated:
- 6/16/2020
Operations
Data Inputs & Outputs
Publications
Gangavarapu K, Babji V, Meißner T, Su AI, Good BM. Branch: an interactive, web-based tool for testing hypotheses and developing predictive models. Bioinformatics. 2016;32(13):2072-2074. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btw117. PMID:27153723. PMCID:PMC4920125.