Using Reconstructability Analysis to Select Input Variables for Artificial Neural Networks

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 3022-3026

  Shervais, Stephen ^a   Zwick, Martin ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Information theory; OCCAM; Reconstructability analysis

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; INFORMATION THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RECONSTRUCTABILITY ANALYSIS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 0141703587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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