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Classification among groups is a crucial problem in managerial decision making. Classification techniques are used in: identifying stressed firms, classifying among consumer types, rating of firms’ bonds, etc. Neural networks are recognized as important and emerging methodologies in the area of classification. In this paper, we study the effect of training sample size and the neural network topology on the classification capability of neural networks. We also compare neural network capabilities with those of commonly used statistical methodologies. Experiments were designed and carried out on two-group classification problems to find answers to these questions.
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Leshno, M., Spector, Y. (1996). The Effect of Training Data Set Size and the Complexity of the Separation Function on Neural Network Classification Capability: The Two-Group Case. In: Ein-Dor, P. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Economics and Managment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1427-1_3
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