An information criterion for optimal neural network selection

  • Authors:
  • D. B. Fogel

  • Affiliations:
  • Orincon Corp., San Diego, CA

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks
  • Year:
  • 1991

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Abstract

The choice of an optimal neural network design for a given problem is addressed. A relationship between optimal network design and statistical model identification is described. A derivative of Akaike's information criterion (AIC) is given. This modification yields an information statistic which can be used to objectively select a `best' network for binary classification problems. The technique can be extended to problems with an arbitrary number of classes