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The clinician usually uses laboratory data in a univariate mode, i.e. he evaluates each value with respect to health or disease. There is, however, much information contained in a simultaneously measured group of laboratory test results, which is not fully exploited by this way of evaluation. Multivariate analysis is required in order to take full advantage of the data obtained (1–7).
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Cederblad, G., Kågedal, B., Norr, A., Sörbo, B., Tegler, L., Wigertz, O. (1979). Computer-Assisted Evaluation by Multivariate Reference Region and Cluster Analysis as Applied to Serum Thyroid Hormones and Thyrotropin. In: Barber, B., Grémy, F., Überla, K., Wagner, G. (eds) Medical Informatics Berlin 1979. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93120-8_72
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