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) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 399-413 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Systems |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2002 |
Keywords
- Decision analysis software
- Decision tree
- Markov chain
- Quality-adjusted lifetime
- Stochastic tree
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
- Health Information Management
- Health Informatics
- Medicine (miscellaneous)