Thematic analysis [ 15] was undertaken as the primary means of data categorisation for the purposes of classification, summarisation and tabulation.
An earlier study [ 34] implemented a text categorisation method using a machine-learning technique for the purpose of automatically categorising pathology reports solely on their content, which has demonstrated very good performances.
The purpose of the software is to see if categorisations according to so called 'subjective' criteria such as linguistic, cultural or physical characteristics agree with genetic clusters.
The purpose of this study was to develop an exploratory categorisation based on likely causes of readmission, and then to assess the prevalence of these different types.
¥Themes are based on authors' categorisation of items raised by focus groups for the purpose of their grouping into common areas.
As a check of any interactions identified by this method and for the purpose of presentation, we divided the patients into four groups, according to a categorisation of each predictive factor.
Given that beneficial effects resulting from alcohol use have typically presented at levels below the 4.5 unit threshold, we did not consider such a categorisation of the highest consumption category as problematic for the purpose of these analyses.
However, categorisation of hospital volume into groups was deemed as more optimal for the purpose of clinical interpretation.
The purpose of these shenanigans?
