01673nam a2200241   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000200007324500840009326000520017730000350022949000270026450001010029150200570039252006670044965000200111670000360113670000490117270000410122171000450126281000590130785600650136620260817171003.0010998         th                  eng    a.b101048591 aChiang, Yung Te14aThe backpropagation algorithm and group method of data handling for forecasting  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1993  a92 leaves +e1 online resource1 aThesis ;vno. CS-93-25  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science  aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993  aComparison and utilization of the common neural network with back propagation algorithm (BP) and Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) in the forecasting of some water resources time series are attempted in the present study. For this purpose, a fully user friendly software package of GMDH was developed to facilitate the application, some modifications of BP are made to simplify its use in practical situations, and all the steps involved in both algorithms are described carefully as well. Three applications are then given for this careful comparative study and it was found that neural networks can result in better forecasting accuracy as compared to GMDH. 0aGMDH algorithms1 aHuynh, Ngoc Phien,eChairperson1 aNagarur, Nagendra N.,eExamination Committee1 aLiang, Sheng,eExamination committee2 aGovernment Of R.O.C.,eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. CS-93-25  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B16135