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How do we establish a biological marker for a behaviorally defined disorder? Autism as a test case
Author(s) -
Yerys Benjamin E.,
Pennington Bruce F.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
autism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.656
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1939-3806
pISSN - 1939-3792
DOI - 10.1002/aur.204
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , autism spectrum disorder , test (biology) , developmental psychology , biology , paleontology
We discuss the recent push to develop support vector machines and other cluster analyses as a means for biological signatures as early screens for autism. These methods not only hold great promise but also require careful consideration prior to implementation. We outline three validity tests and potential methods for addressing them. Autism Res 2011,4:239–241 . © 2011 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.