Application of CART Algorithm in Blood Donors Classification

Santhanam Santhanam

doi:10.3844/jcssp.2010.548.552

Abstract

Problem statement: This study used data mining modeling techniques to examine the blood donor classification. The availability of blo od in blood banks is a critical and important aspec t in a healthcare system. Blood banks (in the developing countries context) are typically based on a health y person voluntarily donating blood and is used for t ransfusions or made into medications. The ability t o identify regular blood donors will enable blood ban ks and voluntary organizations to plan systematically for organizing blood donation camps in an effective manner. Approach: Identify the blood donation behavior using the classification al gorithms of data mining. The analysis had been carried out using a standard blood transfusion data set and using the CART decision tree algorithm implemented in Weka. Results: Numerical experimental results on the UCI ML blood transfusion data with the enhancements helped to identify donor clas sification. Conclusion: The CART derived model along with the extended definition for identifying regular voluntary donors provided a good classification accuracy based model.

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IntroductionMost blood donors are unpaid volunteers who give blood for a community supply
In the developed world, most blood donors are unpaid volunteers who give blood for a community supply
It must be noted that the extended nominal class of the regular voluntary donor has been extended based on the current dataset, it factors not just the blood donation in 2007 and the other attributes

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Introduction

Most blood donors are unpaid volunteers who give blood for a community supply. In developing countries, established supplies are limited and donors usually give blood when family or friends need a transfusion. Many donors donate as an act of charity, but some are paid and in a few cases there are incentives other than money such as paid time off from work. A donor can have blood drawn for their own future use. Recruitment of safe donors is a challenging task. It is necessary that people realize that blood donation is their responsibility. Hospital or Government can sustain health care without adequate blood from such donors and blood donor organizations play a very crucial role in this endeavor

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