In this chapter, we've seen two examples of the application of disease diagnosis using neural networks. The fundamentals of classification problems were briefly reviewed in order to level the knowledge explored in this chapter. Classification tasks belong to one of the most used types of supervised tasks in the machine learning / data mining fields, and Neural Networks proved to be very appropriate to be applied to this type of problem. The reader was also presented with the concepts that evaluate the classification tasks, such as sensitivity, specificity, and the confusion matrix. These notations are very useful for all classification tasks, including those which are handled with other algorithms besides neural networks. The next chapter will explore a similar kind of task but using unsupervised learning – that means, without expected output data – but the fundamentals presented in this chapter will be somewhat helpful.
Neural Network Programming with Java - Second Edition
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Overview of this book
<p>Want to discover the current state-of-art in the field of neural networks that will let you understand and design new strategies to apply to more complex problems? This book takes you on a complete walkthrough of the process of developing basic to advanced practical examples based on neural networks with Java, giving you everything you need to stand out.</p>
<p>You will first learn the basics of neural networks and their process of learning. We then focus on what Perceptrons are and their features. Next, you will implement self-organizing maps using practical examples. Further on, you will learn about some of the applications that are presented in this book such as weather forecasting, disease diagnosis, customer profiling, generalization, extreme machine learning, and characters recognition (OCR). Finally, you will learn methods to optimize and adapt neural networks in real time.</p>
<p>All the examples generated in the book are provided in the form of illustrative source code, which merges object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts and neural network features to enhance your learning experience.</p>
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Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Neural Network Programming with Java Second Edition
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Preface
Free Chapter
Getting Started with Neural Networks
Getting Neural Networks to Learn
Perceptrons and Supervised Learning
Self-Organizing Maps
Forecasting Weather
Classifying Disease Diagnosis
Clustering Customer Profiles
Text Recognition
Optimizing and Adapting Neural Networks
Current Trends in Neural Networks
References
Index
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