Interpretation and knowledge discovery from a Multilayer Perceptron network that performs whole life assurance risk assessment

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 201-213

  Vaughn, Marilyn L ^a,b   Ong, E ^a   Cavill, S J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Explanation capability; Interpretation; Knowledge discovery; Rule induction; Safety critical; Validation and verification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031350963     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01501507     Document Type: Article

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