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Iterative Application of UMAP-Based Algorithms for Fully Synthetic Healthcare Tabular Data Generation
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Carla Lázaro
Carla Lázaro 1,* and
Cecilio Angulo
Cecilio Angulo 1,2,*
1
Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Technical University of Catalonia, Nexus II Building, Jordi Girona 29, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
2
Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (CSIC-UPC), Llorens i Artigas 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Algorithms 2024, 17(12), 591; https://doi.org/10.3390/a17120591 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 31 October 2024
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Revised: 18 December 2024
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Accepted: 19 December 2024
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Published: 21 December 2024
Abstract
Building on a previously developed partially synthetic data generation algorithm utilizing data visualization techniques, this study extends the novel algorithm to generate fully synthetic tabular healthcare data. In this enhanced form, the algorithm serves as an alternative to conventional methods based on Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) or Variational Autoencoders (VAEs). By iteratively applying the original methodology, the adapted algorithm employs UMAP (Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection), a dimensionality reduction technique, to validate generated samples through low-dimensional clustering. This approach has been successfully applied to three healthcare domains: prostate cancer, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease. The generated synthetic data have been rigorously evaluated for fidelity and utility. Results show that the UMAP-based algorithm outperforms GAN- and VAE-based generation methods across different scenarios. In fidelity assessments, it achieved smaller maximum distances between the cumulative distribution functions of real and synthetic data for different attributes. In utility evaluations, the UMAP-based synthetic datasets enhanced machine learning model performance, particularly in classification tasks. In conclusion, this method represents a robust solution for generating secure, high-quality synthetic healthcare data, effectively addressing data scarcity challenges.
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Lázaro, C.; Angulo, C.
Iterative Application of UMAP-Based Algorithms for Fully Synthetic Healthcare Tabular Data Generation. Algorithms 2024, 17, 591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/a17120591
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Lázaro C, Angulo C.
Iterative Application of UMAP-Based Algorithms for Fully Synthetic Healthcare Tabular Data Generation. Algorithms. 2024; 17(12):591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/a17120591
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lázaro, Carla, and Cecilio Angulo.
2024. "Iterative Application of UMAP-Based Algorithms for Fully Synthetic Healthcare Tabular Data Generation" Algorithms 17, no. 12: 591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/a17120591
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Lázaro, C., & Angulo, C.
(2024). Iterative Application of UMAP-Based Algorithms for Fully Synthetic Healthcare Tabular Data Generation. Algorithms, 17(12), 591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/a17120591
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