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Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering Conference - 1996

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DATA MODELING USING
CONSTRAINED CATEGORICAL REGRESSION^†

Harvey L. Bodine, Steven S. Henley, and Robert L. Dawes

Martingale Research Corporation, Richardson TX 75080    mrcinfo@martingale-research.com

Richard M. Golden

School of Human Development, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083-0688   golden@utdallas.edu

T. Michael Kashner

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 8267 Elmbrook, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75247-9141

ABSTRACT:

We apply a sparsely-connected neural network to the problem of recognizing statistical regularities and patterns in a National Labor and Alcohol Survey database. The network architecture, called Constrained Categorical Regression (CCR), is designed to identify valid statistical inferences even in the presence of a mis-specified model and offers fast training with guaranteed convergence. Each weight within the network can be tested for statistical significance and the overall network is interpretable for meaning and validity.

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NOTE: This material was based on work sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.