Table 2.
MARS Basis Functions
|
Bm |
Definition |
am |
Variable |
Variable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| descriptor | Importance | |||
| BF1 |
(IL10 − 5.17)+ |
0.312 |
IL10 |
100% |
| BF3 |
(Lymphocytes − 8)+ |
−0.011 |
Lymphocytes |
84% |
| BF4 | (Platelets − 45)+ | −0.004 | Platelets | 72% |
Shown are the basis functions (BF) for the MARS model for Dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Bm each indiviual basis function, am, coefficient of the basis function. (y)+, = max(0, y).