Stochastic trees and the StoTree modeling environment: Models and software for medical decision analysis

Gordon B. Hazen

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Stochastic trees and the StoTree modeling environment: Models and software for medical decision analysis

Gordon B. Hazen^*

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Abstract

In this paper we present a review of stochastic trees, a convenient modeling approach for medical treatment decision analyses. Stochastic trees are a generalization of decision trees that incorporate useful features from continuous-time Markov chains. We also discuss StoTree, a freely available software tool for the formulation and solution of stochastic trees, implemented in the Excel spreadsheet environment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	399-413
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Medical Systems
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016401115823
State	Published - Oct 1 2002

Keywords

Decision analysis software
Decision tree
Markov chain
Quality-adjusted lifetime
Stochastic tree

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Information Systems
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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