On the Power Efficiency of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and the Classical Regression Model.docVIP

On the Power Efficiency of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and the Classical Regression Model 　　Abstract 　　This researchworkpresents new developmentin thefield ofnatural science, wherecomparisonis made theoretically on the efficiency of both classical regression models and that of artificial neural network models, with various transfer functions without data consideration. The results obtained based on variance estimation indicates that ANN is better which coincides with the results of Authors in the past on the efficiency of ANN over the traditional regression models. The certain conditions required for ANN efficiency over the conventional regression models were noted only that the optimal number of hidden layers and neurons needed to achieve minimum error is still open to further investigation. 　　Key words 　　Artificial neural network models; Transfer functions; Hidden layers; Regression models 　　1.INTRODUCTION 　　Neural networks are being widely used in manyfields of study. This can be attributed to the fact that these networks are attempts to model the capabilities of human brains. Since the last decade, neural networks have been used as a theoretically sound alternative to traditional regression models. 　　Although neural networks (NNs) originated in mathematical neurology, the rather simplified practical models currently in use have moved steadily towards thefield of statistics. A number of researchers have illustrated the connection of neural networks to traditional statistical methods. For example Gallinari, Thiria, Badran and Fogelman-Soullie (1991) have presented analytical results that establish a link between discriminant analysis and multilayer perceptions(MLP) used for classification problems. Cheng and Titterington ((1994) made a detailed analysis and comparison of various neural network models with traditional statistical methods. 　　Neural networks are being used in the areas of prediction and classification, areas where regression models an