Feedforward backpropagation neural networks in prediction of farmer risk preferences

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 400-415

  Kastens, Terry L ^a   Featherstone, Allen M ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural networks; Ordered multinomial logit; Risk response prediction

Indexed keywords

FARMERS' RESPONSE; LOGIT MODEL; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; NEURAL NETWORK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PREFERENCE;

USA, KANSAS;

EID: 0030390280     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1243712     Document Type: Article

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