Genetic algorithm based neural network approaches for predicting churn in cellular wireless network services

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 3 PART 2, 2009, Pages 6714-6720

  Pendharkar, Parag C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Churn prediction; Genetic algorithm; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; FORECASTING; NEURAL NETWORKS; SALES; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

CELLULAR WIRELESS NETWORKS; CELLULAR WIRELESS SERVICES; CHURN PREDICTIONS; MARKETING RESEARCH; NEURAL NETWORK MODEL; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; PREDICTION ACCURACY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS CURVES (ROC);

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 58349112943     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2008.08.050     Document Type: Article

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