A comparison of factorial and random experimental design methods for the development of regression and neural network simulation metamodels

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1018-1033

  Hurrion, R D ^a   Birgil, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Neural networks; Regression; Simulation metamodels

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033454151     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600812     Document Type: Article

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