SLPNarrative ReviewTrends in hearing2018

Application of Data Mining to "Big Data" Acquired in Audiology: Principles and Potential.

Joseph C Mellor, Michael A Stone, John Keane

PMID 29848183

WHAT IT FOUND

There are no clinical findings to act on.

This narrative review explains data mining principles and possible audiology uses. It does not test an intervention or report patient outcomes.

What this paper is

This is a narrative review describing data mining concepts and possible uses in audiology. It reports no study methods involving patients, no outcomes, and no tested intervention, so there is no clinical finding to act on.

The easy way to misread this

Do not treat this as evidence that data mining improves hearing aid fitting, patient care, or clinical outcomes. It is a narrative review of principles and potential uses, not a tested intervention.

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