A dynamic programming approach to missing data estimation using neural networks

Information Sciences

Volumn 237, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-58

  Nelwamondo, Fulufhelo V ^a,b   Golding, Dan ^a   Marwala, Tshilidzi ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Data imputation; Dynamic programming; Genetic algorithms; Missing data; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

BELLMAN'S EQUATIONS; DATA IMPUTATION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; MISSING DATA; MISSING DATA ESTIMATION; MISSING DATA PROBLEM; NEURAL NETWORKS AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES;

ESTIMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84876958285     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2009.10.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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