Interval estimation of construction cost at completion using least squares support vector machine

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-236

  Cheng, Min Yuan ^a   Hoang, Nhat Duc ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

construction management; differential evolution; estimate at completion; least squares support vector machine; machine learning; prediction interval

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ESTIMATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FORECASTING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; ESTIMATE AT COMPLETIONS; LEAST SQUARES SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; PREDICTION INTERVAL;

COST ESTIMATING;

EID: 84899914175     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2013.801891     Document Type: Article

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