The use of confidence measures to enhance combination strategies in multi-network neuro-fuzzy systems

Connection Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 315-331

  Canuto, Anne ^a   Howells, Gareth ^a   Fairhurst, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confidence measures; Fuzzy neural networks; Multi network neuro fuzzy systems; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034345074     PISSN: 09540091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540090010014089     Document Type: Article

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