Table 6. Mode of the parameter settings identified as optimal in bootstrap samples.

Outcome
Modeling technique	Dead or alive at 60 months	Pseudo values at 60 months	Estimated survival time
LR	−	−	−
NNET	size = 40	size = 30	size = 40
RPART	cp = 0.01	cp = 0.01	cp = 0.01
SVM LINEAR	cost = 0.5, gamma = 0.001	cost = 0.5, gamma = 0.001	cost = 0.5, gamma = 0.001
SVM POLYNOMIAL	cost = 50, gamma = 0.05, degree = 3	cost = 25, gamma = 0.05, degree = 3	cost = 50, gamma = 0.05, degree = 3
SVM RADIAL	cost = 50, gamma = 0.05	cost = 0.5, gamma = 0.05	cost = 50, gamma = 0.05