Comparison of discriminant analysis methods: Application to occupational exposure to particulate matter

Ramos, Maria do Rosário; Carolino, E.; Viegas, Carla; Viegas, Sandra

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Ramos, Maria do Rosário

Carolino, E.

Viegas, Carla

Viegas, Sandra

Abstract(s)

Health effects associated with occupational exposure to particulate matter have been studied by several authors. In this study were selected six industries of five different areas: Cork company 1, Cork company 2, poultry, slaughterhouse for cattle, riding arena and production of animal feed. The measurements tool was a portable device for direct reading. This tool provides information on the particle number concentration for six different diameters, namely 0.3 μm, 0.5 μm, 1 μm, 2.5 μm, 5 μm and 10 μm. The focus on these features is because they might be more closely related with adverse health effects. The aim is to identify the particles that better discriminate the industries, with the ultimate goal of classifying industries regarding potential negative effects on workers' health. Several methods of discriminant analysis were applied to data of occupational exposure to particulate matter and compared with respect to classification accuracy. The selected methods were linear discriminant analyses (LDA); linear quadratic discriminant analysis (QDA), robust linear discriminant analysis with selected estimators (MLE (Maximum Likelihood Estimators), MVE (Minimum Volume Elipsoid), "t", MCD (Minimum Covariance Determinant), MCD-A, MCD-B), multinomial logistic regression and artificial neural networks (ANN). The predictive accuracy of the methods was accessed through a simulation study. ANN yielded the highest rate of classification accuracy in the data set under study. Results indicate that the particle number concentration of diameter size 0.5 μm is the parameter that better discriminates industries.

Keywords

Linear discriminant analysis Robust methods Multinomial logistic regression Artificial neural networks Occupational exposure

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/14717

Citation

Ramos, M. R., Carolino, E., Viegas, C., & Viegas, S. (2016). Comparison of discriminant analysis methods: Application to occupational exposure to particulate matter. AIP Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952236