dipm: an R package implementing the Depth Importance in Precision Medicine (DIPM) tree and Forest-based method

Abstract

The Depth Importance in Precision Medicine (DIPM) method is a classification tree designed for the identification of subgroups relevant to the precision medicine setting. In this setting, a relevant subgroup is a subgroup in which subjects perform either especially well or poorly with a particular treatment assignment. Herein, we introduce, dipm, a novel R package that implements the DIPM method using R code that calls a program in C.