The Unpredictability of Standard Back Propagation Neural Networks in Classification Applications

Shouhong Wang
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Shouhong Wang: Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick (SJ), Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2L 4L5

Management Science, 1995, vol. 41, issue 3, 555-559

Abstract: This note offers an extension of Tam and Kiang (Tam, K. Y., M. Y. Kiang. 1992. Management applications of neural networks: The case of bank failure predictions. Management Sci. 38(7) 926--947.). First the weakness of the standard back propagation neural network learning algorithm is discussed, and then a warning is issued regarding applications of artificial neural networks in the management science field. Also suggested is a possible way of improving the performance of neural networks in managerial applications.

Keywords: neural networks; artificial intelligence; classification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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