A comparative predictive analysis of neural networks (NNs), nonlinear regression and classification and regression tree (CART) models

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-74

  Razi, Muhammad A ^a   Athappilly, Kuriakose ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification and regression tree; Neural networks; Regression

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN THEORY; CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREE; HUMAN NEURAL BIOLOGY; REGRESSION-TYPE MODEL;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 16244386248     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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