Rule extraction from trained neural networks using genetic algorithms

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1639-1648

  Arbatli, A Duygu ^a   Akin, H Levent ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Genetic algorithms; Rule extraction; Rule improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008091563     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0362-546x(96)00267-2     Document Type: Article

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