The prostate dataset was obtained from a study carried in Le (2006). This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the level of acid phosphatase in blood serum (APBS) x 100 to predict whether nodal involvement is present.
The elastase dataset was obtained from a study carried out in the Cardiology Department at the Galicia General Hospital (Santiago de Compostela, Spain). This study (Amaro et al., 1995) was conducted to assess the clinical usefulness of leukocyte elastase determination in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD).
The melanoma dataset was obtained from Venkatram and Begg (1996). This study was conducted to assess the clinical usefulness of a clinical scoring scheme without dermoscope (CSS) used by dermatologists in order to determine if a suspicious pigmented lesion on the skin is a melanoma.
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