A principled approach for building and evaluating neural network classification models

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-246

  Berardi, Victor L ^a   Patuwo, B Eddy ^a   Hu, Michael Y ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Classification; Data utilization; Decision processes; E commerce; Model bias; Model error; Model variance

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DATA UTILIZATION; DECISION PROCESSES; MODEL BIAS; MODEL ERROR; MODEL VARIANCE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MARKETING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 4344641278     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(03)00093-9     Document Type: Article

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