TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictive analytics for delivering prevention services
AU - Lee, Seokgi
AU - Kang, Yuncheol
AU - Ialongo, Nicholas S.
AU - Prabhu, Vittaldas V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/8/15
Y1 - 2016/8/15
N2 - Early diagnosis and prevention of problematic behaviors in youth play an important role in reducing treatment costs and decreasing the toll of antisocial behavior. Over the last several years, the science of preventing antisocial behavior in youth has made significant strides, with the development of evidence-based prevention programs (EBP) using randomized clinical trials. In this paper, we use a real case implemented by schools in an urban school district of 80,000 students in a mid-Atlantic state to show how predictive analytics can help to improve the quality of prevention programs and reduce the cost of delivering associated services. Data patterns are extracted from conduct disorder assessments using the Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation (TOCA) screening instrument and evaluated using the results of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC). A mathematical method called Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) is used to analyze data patterns. Experimental results show that up to 91.58% of the cost of administering DISC would be saved by correctly identifying participants without conduct disorder and excluding them from the DISC test.
AB - Early diagnosis and prevention of problematic behaviors in youth play an important role in reducing treatment costs and decreasing the toll of antisocial behavior. Over the last several years, the science of preventing antisocial behavior in youth has made significant strides, with the development of evidence-based prevention programs (EBP) using randomized clinical trials. In this paper, we use a real case implemented by schools in an urban school district of 80,000 students in a mid-Atlantic state to show how predictive analytics can help to improve the quality of prevention programs and reduce the cost of delivering associated services. Data patterns are extracted from conduct disorder assessments using the Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation (TOCA) screening instrument and evaluated using the results of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC). A mathematical method called Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) is used to analyze data patterns. Experimental results show that up to 91.58% of the cost of administering DISC would be saved by correctly identifying participants without conduct disorder and excluding them from the DISC test.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eswa.2016.02.023
DO - 10.1016/j.eswa.2016.02.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961212494
SN - 0957-4174
VL - 55
SP - 469
EP - 479
JO - Expert Systems With Applications
JF - Expert Systems With Applications
ER -