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REPRESENTING AND LEARNING DISTRIBUTIONS WITH THE AID OF A NEURAL-NETWORK
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UNSPECIFIED (1993) REPRESENTING AND LEARNING DISTRIBUTIONS WITH THE AID OF A NEURAL-NETWORK. JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, 44 (10). pp. 1013-1023. ISSN 0160-5682.
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Abstract
This paper describes a method by which a neural network learns to fit a distribution to sample data. The neural network may be used to replace the input distributions required in a simulation or mathematical model and it allows random variates to be generated for subsequent use in the model. Results are given for several data sets which indicate the method is robust and can represent different families of continuous distributions. The neural network is a three-layer feed-forward network of size (1-3-3-1). This paper suggests that the method is an alternative approach to the problem of selection of suitable continuous distributions and random variate generation techniques for use in simulation and mathematical models.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY | ||||
Publisher: | STOCKTON PRESS | ||||
ISSN: | 0160-5682 | ||||
Official Date: | October 1993 | ||||
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Volume: | 44 | ||||
Number: | 10 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 11 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1013-1023 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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